News on New Potato Varieties from Pakistan

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Farmers harvest potatoes at a field on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan
December 21, 2025
Pakistan develops smog-tolerant potato variety to protect yields in Punjab
Scientists in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province have developed a potato variety capable of withstanding smoggy conditions, as authorities seek to protect the crop from the growing impact of air pollution, state media reported this week.
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The Plant Sciences Division of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), in a Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) meeting on potatoes held on November 16, 2023
February 12, 2024
Variety Evaluation Committee in Pakistan has approved additional Potato Varieties for Commercial Cultivation
Pakistan's Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) has recommended repeat one-season trials for four table potato varieties - Cristina, GR-t33-13-2 (SANDRA), Rosegarden, and Primnsk - at research stations in Abbottabad and Islamabad.
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Group photo taken at the meeting of the Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) of the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) in Islamabad, Pakistan (Courtesy: Bari Traders)
August 28, 2019
Eleven new potato varieties approved for commercial cultivation in Pakistan
The Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has recommended 11 new potato varieties for commercial cultivation in Pakistan.
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Potato Specialists from Salt Farm Texel (The Netherlands) are testing promising salt tolerant potatoes in Pakistan since 2014
January 14, 2017
Growing salt-tolerant potatoes in Pakistan
The Netherlands is exploring the possibility of starting a programme to grow salt-tolerant potatoes in Pakistan.
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