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El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile detecta presencia de plaga cuarentenaria de la papa
April 03, 2013
El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile detecta presencia de plaga cuarentenaria de la papa
La existencia de Phoma exigua var. foveata o gangrena de la papa, ya fue informada a los agricultores/as que tienen sus cultivos infectados y a otros productores/as de la región en una reunión informativa realizada por el Ministerio de Agricultura y el...
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Chile anuncia medidas tras detectar marchitez bacteriana en cultivo de papas
March 27, 2013
Chile anuncia medidas tras detectar marchitez bacteriana en cultivo de papas
La enfermedad cuarentenaria, conocida como marchitez bacteriana de la papa, fue detectada por el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero en la comuna de Galvarino de la región de La Araucanía.
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March 27, 2013
Perú: Huancavelica tendrá invernaderos aeropónicos para papas nativas
En Huancavelica se instalarán invernaderos aeropónicos para papas nativas, a través de un proyecto que beneficiará a productores de cinco provincias, permitiéndoles erradicar de virus sus cultivos.
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March 26, 2013
Spring Conditions on the Northern Plains in Sharp Contrast to One Year Ago
Colder than average temperatures and decent snowfall totals during March have producers in the eastern part of North Dakota concerned with the potential of spring flooding, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota F...
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Conagra Foods sustainability projects save 22 million.
March 25, 2013
Conagra Foods sustainability projects save 22 million.
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Agricultural Services team in Kennewick, WA was among the teams awarded last week when ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced the winners of its 2013 Sustainable Development Awards
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The case of the poison potato
March 25, 2013
The case of the poison potato
In the late 1960s, researchers from the US Department of Agriculture, Penn State University, and the Wise Potato Chip Company teamed up breed a very special potato, which they named the Lenape.
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Idaho potato growers accept slight price cut in processing contracts
March 25, 2013
Idaho Potato Processors cut acreage by 3 percent
Idaho processors have cut potato acres under contract for the coming season by roughly 3 percent, officials with Southeast Idaho Potato Cooperative recently learned.
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Red Potatoes
March 23, 2013
Papa de origen argentino será introducida en Nicaragua
A fin de garantizar la seguridad alimentaria del pueblo, el Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), está en proceso de validación y estudio de nuevas variedades de semilla para la siembra de papa.
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Trickery and Other Methods Explored To Vanquish Potato Cyst Nematodes
March 22, 2013
Trickery and Other Methods Explored To Vanquish Potato Cyst Nematodes
The pale cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, is one bad roundworm. Unchecked, it invades the roots of potato and other host crops to feed, obstructing the free flow of nutrients and causing stunted growth, wilted leaves, and other symptoms that can event...
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Potenciales aportes de la innovación en papa
March 22, 2013
Potenciales aportes de la innovación en papa
La revista PAPA de la Federación Colombiana de Productores de Papa (FEDEPAPA) ha publicado un artículo sobre el potencial de desarrollo y fortalecimiento de la seguridad alimentaria en base a papa, en Colombia (2013).
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No 'Idaho' trademark for Turkish potato company
March 21, 2013
No 'Idaho' trademark for Turkish potato company
Idaho seems to have won an international trademark dispute over its most famous product.
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March 21, 2013
Grower uses cover crops to reduce input costs for potatoes
For the past two seasons, Brendon Rockey has planted peas, chickling vetch and buckwheat in the same rows as potatoes, using a specially designed seeder.
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Senior sales executive at Potandon to step down at the end of March
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March 15, 2013
El psílido de la papa (B. cockerelli) ¿Posible amenaza para Chile?
Entre los datos compartidos por el entomólogo Graham Walker de Nueva Zelanda, durante su visita a la Universidad de Chile, uno de los generó más impacto hace relación con el ingreso a aquél país del psílido de la papa. La pregunta obligada: ¿es esa pla...
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March 15, 2013
Potato Psyllids shown to survive harsh Idaho winter, heightening zebra chip concerns
It appears that potato psyllids, the tiny winged insects that can spread zebra chip disease in potato fields, will overwinter in Boise, Idaho, this season, despite the city experiencing one of its coldest Januaries on record.
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Invitan a Chile a alianza para monitoreo de la diversidad genética de las papas nativas
March 15, 2013
Invitan a Chile a alianza para monitoreo de la diversidad genética de las papas nativas
Una invitación a participar en una alianza para el monitoreo de la diversidad genética de las papas nativas, denominada “Iniciativa Chirapaq La Ruta del Arcoiris”, que está encabezando el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), formuló Stef De Haan, inv...
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