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January 26, 2012
University of Idaho potato scientists tackle Zebra chip disease threat
In October, the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences confirmed that Idaho’s potato growers faced a new challenge to the state’s most famous crop with the arrival of Zebra chip.From the archive
January 26, 2012
Investigación sobre “alimentos funcionales”: buscan potenciar los compuestos antioxidantes de la papa
El Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas IIB de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, en colaboración con INTA Balcarce, estudia cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a fin de prevenir enfermedades complejas como cáncer o diabetes.From the archive
January 22, 2012
Bayer CropScience Files Third Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Dow AgroSciences
Bayer CropScience announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Dow AgroSciences (DAS) based upon DAS's unauthorized use of Bayer patents related to gluf...From the archive
January 21, 2012
El INTA de Argentina realiza encuesta sobre variedades de papa en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
Estimados amigos de la papa: Se acerca el próximo Congreso de ALAP en Uberlandia, Brasil (17 al 20 de septiembre próximos) y deseamos contribuir con información actualizada sobre variedades de papa en America Latina. Por tal razón, le solicitamos se t...From the archive
January 21, 2012
XXV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), Uberlândia, Brasil, 17-20 de sept. de 2012
XXV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), Uberlândia, Brasil, 17-20 de sept. de 2012 La Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) y el XIII Encontro Nacional de Produção e Abastecimiento de Batata 2012 (ENB) abordan como te...From the archive
January 19, 2012
Venezuela: Agricultores del paramo recibirán semillas de papa
Haciendo realidad el compromiso que el gobernador Marcos Díaz Orellana asumió con los productores de papa del páramo que el año pasado perdieron sus cosechas.From the archive
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January 18, 2012
Aseguran cultivos de papa contra heladas
Luego de que la Región del Mayo fuera una de las más afectadas por las heladas del año pasado sobre todo en el cultivo de papa.From the archive
January 18, 2012
Washington-Oregon Potato conference keynote focuses on nutrition
The nutritional value of potatoes will take center stage during the upcoming Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.From the archive
January 18, 2012
Researcher says zebra chip not likely to spread through seed
A potato disease that arrived late this summer in the Pacific Northwest called zebra chip likely can't be spread by planting infected seed, new research suggests.From the archive
January 17, 2012
Grower turned inventor focuses on affordability with potato sorter
Few people know better than Greg Jones how important it is to sort and grade potatoes accurately and quickly.From the archive
January 16, 2012
Potatoes: The misunderstood vegetable
An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and EducationFrom the archive
January 16, 2012
Research into use of bioinsecticides for control of potato tuber moth in Costa Rica
Yannery Gómez Bonilla, a graduate in Biology from the University of Costa Rica, has done research for her PhD into the application of granulovirus against two species of potato tuber moth.From the archive
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January 16, 2012
Sustainability: It's the right thing to do
They all had slightly different ways of expressing it, but when panelists at the Potato Expo 2012 discussed sustainability, their message came down to three words known as the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit.From the archive
January 15, 2012
'Areaal aardappelen in de wereld zal in 2040 circa 40% groter zijn'
De aardappel zal binnen enkele decennia tarwe als tweede akkerbouwgewas in de wereld verdringen. Dat is de overtuiging van onderzoeker Anton Haverkort van Plant Research International van Wageningen UR.From the archive
January 15, 2012
US Potato industry focusing on acrylamide
The potato industry is behind a unified effort to learn more about acrylamide - which was discovered in food about ten years ago.From the archive
January 15, 2012
INIA y Consorcio Papa realizarán días de campo para transferir conocimientos a agricultores del sur de Chile
Una serie de días de campo, orientados a transferir conocimientos y experiencias a agricultores de las regiones de La Araucanía, Los Ríos y Los Lagos, efectuarán el Consorcio de la Papa y el INIA durante los meses de enero y marzo.From the archive
January 15, 2012
US: Acres in potato production increase in Pacific Northwest
Officials associated with the potato industry in the Pacific Northwest have indicated that acreage planted to potatoes in Oregon and Washington increased this season.From the archive
January 14, 2012
De EU proviene el 96% de las importaciones de papa tipo Snack
Las tablas y los cuadros fueron tomados de Agrodata Perú, blog que ofrece información actualizada sobre las importaciones y exportaciones de productos agropecuarios del país. La base de datos es obtenida de la SUNAT Perú.From the archive
