Aardappelrassen en pootaardappelen

Del 30 de junio al 1 de julio se realizará de manera virtual el IX Congreso Ecuatoriano de la Papa, organizado por la Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP) y la empresa AGNLATAM S.A.

La estimación de la cosecha de papa para 2021 prevé un aumento del 3,5 porciento, según el Anuario 2020/2021 de la Revista Hortifrúti. A pesar de ello, se prevé una baja de la superficie plantada, debido a problemas de producción derivados de la pandemia.

El crecimiento en la demanda de patatas para esta campaña y más concretamente de la variedad de Princesa Amandine augura un incremento importante de la comercialización prevista para 2021.

The characterization of six varieties of native Andean potatoes with a wide biodiversity in tuber shape, flesh, and skin color was performed, through the determination of their proximate composition, mineral content, and phenolic profile.

La firma del convenio de cooperación fue realizada por el director de Dicta, Gerardo Murillo Gale y el gerente general de Bioquimsa, Ramón Salinas Orellana.

Met het beursthema 'What's Now, What's New and What's the Future', belooft Potato Europe 2021inzicht te geven in zowel lopende ontwikkelingen in de aardappelketen als de toekomst van de sector.

Kenya has applied for a Sh656 million grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to boost research on potato seed production and cut reliance on imports.

An international team of researchers has struck an important blow in the ongoing evolutionary arms race with the notorious potato disease late blight (Phytophthora infestans).

Potato is one of the most popular foods. For many consumers, however, it contains too many carbohydrates. Europlant adapts to the low-carb nutrition trend and is now offering two potato varieties with fewer carbohydrates.

Central Potato Research Institute, (CPRI) Ooty in Tamil Nadu has developed two disease resistant potatoes - Kufri Sahyadri and Kufri Karan - hybrid varieties which at present showing promising results in improving yield by 25 per cent to 30 per cent at laboratory level.

HZPC Americas Corp. hired Aron Derbidge as Sales and Key Account Manager. According to a press release issued today, the company notes that Aron brings with him over 10 years of experience developing and marketing seed potatoes in the U.S. and Canada.

As winter weather dominates the country, customers are encouraged to Break the Ice with Polar White potato promotion

AHDB Head of Export Trade Development for Potatoes, Patrick Hughes spoke of the importance of the EU market to seed potato growers and how he was hoping for a rapid resolution to the prohibition on UK exports to the Continent.

La investigación y el análisis genético de plantas y semillas está en vías de convertirse en una opción a gran escala para mejorar la calidad de las plantaciones agrícolas y el ahorro de divisas tanto para los productores como para el Estado dominicano.

The Scottish seed potato industry has harnessed willing buyers in Europe to support their efforts to get the European Commission to re-think its current ban on the importation of UK seed stocks – yet the chances of success remain 50/50.

Ireland’s seed potato sector looks set to get a Brexit shot in the arm. This was one of the key messages delivered courtesy of the second Spring Tillage Webinar, hosted by Teagasc this week.

Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has provided over 50,000 potato tubers to Agriculture Department of Gilgit Baltistan (Northern Areas) in order to promote disease free potato production.

El proyecto, apoyado por el Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, Fondecyt, busca medir los beneficios de dichas variedades nativas versus las tradicionales.