News on Potato Varieties and Seed

An international team of scientists headed by Wageningen University has discovered a genetic mechanism which allows potato plants to develop tubers during the long days of spring and summer in northern latitudes.

Whole Foods Market announced today at Natural Products Expo West that, by 2018, all products in its U.S. and Canadian stores must be labeled to indicate if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Boulder Canyon Natural Foods®, a leading natural snack food manufacturer is proud to announce that it has successfully enrolled its kettle-cooked potato chips in the Non-GMO Project

The Irish Lumper potato has been cultivated once more by County Antrim farmer Michael McKillop who has a keen interest in history.

Today Colorado’s Jared Polis will announce, outside a reborn organic retail store in Boulder, that he is introducing a federal bill in Congress to mandate the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms in all 50 states.

Potato breeding developments being researched by graduate students in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences of the University of Maine look to save the future of Maine’s iconic crop.

A University of Idaho researcher says he's optimistic efforts to develop genetically modified potatoes will resurface.

The ever changing story of Europe's relationship with biotechnology took another twist recently when the giant German chemical firm BASF announced it was halting the development of all its GM potato varieties in Europe.

El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (Inia) inauguró esta mañana una importante reunión de científicos internacionales, que vienen desarrollando metodologías y herramientas moleculares eficientes, para contrarrestar los efectos que está producie...

During the upcoming Fruit Logistica, Agrico will sign a contract with the UK firm Albert Bartlett, who will shortly introduce the Gourmandine potato variety in the United Kingdom.

La papa denominada "Marcela"es una nueva variedad que ya se encuentra en los centros de abasto bolivianos y que puede producir entre 30 y 40 toneladas por hectárea en condiciones óptimas del suelo y humedad cuando otras variedades producen de...

The trial of eleven protesters who in 2011 destroyed a field of genetically modified potatoes started before Dendermonde magistrates on Tuesday.

The Polish government has banned cultivation of certain genetically modified (GM) strains of maize and potatoes, according to a government statement on January 2.

In a rare joint statement the world's three largest french fry manufacturers spell out that they do not use genetically modified potatoes to produce their french fries in China.

Oregon State University once again has a plant breeder leading its potato development efforts after filling a position that was vacant for nearly two years: Sagar Sathuvalli.

On Thursday 8 November Agrico opened its annual Presentation of Varieties and Seedlings at its breeding company Agrico Research in Bant.

HZPC will highlight pomme couleur, a range of potato varieties wwith a colourful appearance and various functional ingredients.

California voters have decided they can live without labels on genetically modified food. This means the state will not be at odds with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s policy of not labelling GM foods, which goes back more than two decade...