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Stephanie Walker, New Mexico State University Extension vegetable specialist is working together with USDA geneticist Kathy Haynes to see if her new lines of a more nutritious type of potato (papa criolla) can be grown in the United States.
November 27, 2016
NMSU researcher helps develop more nutritious potatoes
Can the nutritional value of potatoes be improved? That is the question USDA research geneticist Kathy Haynes has been asking for nearly 30 years. Her quest for the answer has led her to breeding a more nutritious potato, similar to the papa criolla types found in South America.
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United States
Potato fields Idaho is the US state producing the most potatoes, followed by Washington.
November 21, 2016
The top six potato varieties grown in the United States (Fall Crop)
Do you know the Top 6 potato varieties grown in the United States? We created an overview based on the USDA data for the 2016 fall potato crop.
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United States
Scientists at Cornell University have developed an electric capacitance measurement that is able to predict the root mass of willow shrubs and trees (left). However, they hint it may helpful for tubers (right) and root crops as well.
November 10, 2016
Method developed to predict root mass of willow shrubs may be helpful for potato crop as well
Scientists at Cornell University have developed an electric capacitance measurement that is able to predict the root mass of shrubs and trees. What's more, they hint it may helpful for tubers and root crops as well
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United States
Gobierno ecuatoriano entrega 90 toneladas de semilla de papa a productores
November 08, 2016
Gobierno ecuatoriano entrega 90 toneladas de semilla de papa a productores
El Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP), informó que la institución entregó 1.980 sacos de 45 kilos semilla de papa a 13 organizaciones agricultoras de la provincia de Pichincha. La inversión alcanza los 89.100 dólares.
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Ecuador
Honduras importa casi tres mil toneladas de semilla de papa
November 03, 2016
Honduras importa casi tres mil toneladas de semilla de papa
La meta de este proyecto es producir el 70% de semilla que necesita el productor nacional, a precios accesibles y disponibilidad durante todo el año.
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Honduras
Alberta is a major seed potato producing province and the lead seed exporter for Canada: Canada's seed potato export by province, based on value. Potato harvest 2014/2015 (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Statistics Canada, CATSNet, March 2016)
November 03, 2016
Canada has secured market access for Alberta Seed Potatoes to Thailand
Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay announced monday that the Government of Canada has secured market access for Alberta seed potatoes to Thailand.
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Canada
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Venezuela cuenta con nuevo centro de almacenamiento y conservación de semilla de papa
October 31, 2016
Venezuela cuenta con nuevo centro de almacenamiento y conservación de semilla de papa
El estado Trujillo, en la región andina del país, cuenta ya con el Centro de Almacenamiento y Conservación de Papa Luna Fría, ubicado en el municipio de Urdaneta.
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Venezuela
Cusco (Perú). Plaza de Armas. La Compañía.
October 28, 2016
World Potato Congress in Peru will be held in combination with the ALAP congress
The 10th World Potato Congress will be held in Cusco Peru in combination with the 28th Congress of the Latin America Potato Association, ALAP from May 27-31, 2018
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Peru
A bruised potato. The discoloration that occurs after tissue damage is largely caused by the activity of the enzyme polyphenoloxidase (PPO). In the Calyxt PPO_KO potato variety (one of the) genes coding for the PPO enzyme is knocked out, making the variet
October 26, 2016
USDA clears Calyxt potato modified to withstand bruising
A new potato variety that’s genetically modified to withstand bruising has been cleared for commercialization without undergoing USDA’s deregulatory process for biotech crops.
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United States
Ecuador: Semilleristas identifican ventajas al sembrar plántulas de papa
October 19, 2016
Ecuador: Semilleristas identifican ventajas al sembrar plántulas de papa
Cada plántula cuesta seis centavos de dolar y en una hectárea se puede sembrar unos 38 mil brotes.
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Ecuador
Old Oak Farms’ Party Potatoes make fingerling potatoes the life of the party!
October 18, 2016
RPE launched Old Oak Farms’ Party Potatoes at PMA Fresh Summit
RPE Inc., has created Old Oak Farms Party Potatoes. Quick and easy to prepare, Party Potatoes are fingerling potatoes that transform ordinary dinners into extraordinary parties!
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United States
Un jardín de tubérculos para siempre
October 14, 2016
Un jardín de tubérculos para siempre
El clima cada vez más caliente conduce a sequías y plagas: en Perú, el banco de germoplasma in vitro más grande del mundo combate sus efectos.
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Peru
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Venezuela: científicos del INIA rescatan semilla de papa auctóctona
October 08, 2016
Venezuela: científicos del INIA rescatan semilla de papa auctóctona
Científicos del Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria (INIA) rescataron la semilla de la papa autóctona del estado venezolano de Mérida, evitando su desaparición.
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Producen nueva variedad de la papa en Colombia
October 06, 2016
Producen nueva variedad de la papa en Colombia
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Colombia: Primera cosecha de papas criollas más nutritivas
October 05, 2016
Colombia: Primera cosecha de papas criollas más nutritivas
En Ciudad Bolívar (Cundinamarca), se dio la primera cosecha de papas criollas más nutritivas en el departamento, gracias a un trabajo conjunto entre la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (U.N.), la Universidad McGill de Canada y los agricultores de la zona.
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Colombia
Potatoes USA sponsored a U.S. demonstration plot at the Panama-hosted Latin American Potato Congress (known as ALAP).
October 05, 2016
Potatoes USA highlights US seed at ALAP field day in Panama
Potatoes USA sponsored a U.S. demonstration plot at the Panama-hosted Latin American Potato Congress (known as ALAP).
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Earthfresh Farms introduces a first to North America: The Carisma, a Low Glycemic Response potato variety.
October 03, 2016
Earthfresh Farms introduces first Low Glycemic Response Potato Variety Carisma to North America
Earthfresh Farms introduces a first to North America: The Carisma, a Low Glycemic Response potato variety.
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Canada
Resumenes del último congreso de la ALAP
September 07, 2016
Resumenes del último congreso de la ALAP
Con el lema “Sabor y nutrición en un solo lugar”, la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) realizaron del 22 al 26 de agosto de 2016, el XXVII congreso bianual ALAP, encuentro que reunió connotados investigadores de diversas partes del mundo, productores, empresarios, extensionistas, estudiantes y otros interesados en conocer más sobre la producción de papa.
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Panama

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