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March 27, 2011
Bangladesh contract potato growers protest at Bombay Agro Limited
In Bangladesh, over a hundred 'contract potato growers' of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts blocked Debiganj-Nilphamari road at Debiganj upazila headquartersFrom the archive
March 13, 2011
Rosetta Green's Candidate MicroRNA Gene for Drought Tolerance & Abiotic Stress Successful in Potato trial
The Israeli Biotech company Rosetta Green Ltd. recently listed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE:RSTG), demonstrated improved tolerance and survival of RGN-131 potato plants to drought stress.From the archive
March 06, 2011
Belgie geeft toestemming voor veldproef met phytophthora resistente ggo-aardappelen
UGent, ILVO, VIB en HoGent hebben van de federale ministers Paul Magnette en Laurette Onkelinx (PS) toelating gekregen om een tweejarige veldproef uit te voeren met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen die bestand zijn tegen phytophthora.From the archive
March 04, 2011
Winnaars Agrico Gourmandine-actie aan de kook met sterrenchef Paul van Staveren
In het met een Michelinster bekroonde Restaurant Sonoy in aardappelhoofdstad Emmeloord trakteerde patron-cuisinier Paul van Staveren de 5 beste inzenders van de landelijke Gourmandine receptenwedstrijd op een workshop rondom de culinaire Gourmandine a...From the archive
March 02, 2011
AmaRosa and Sage Russet released by Oregon State University
Two new potato varieties just released by Oregon State University are likely to catch the eye of Oregon's potato processing industry and the gourmet market.From the archive
March 01, 2011
GM Potato trial in Punjab causes controversy
A controversy on field trials/multiplication of GM potato at the Central Potato Research Station (CPRS), Jalandhar, has started with activists, farmers unions and medical experts demanding from the Punjab government for immediate ban on these.From the archive
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February 27, 2011
Agrico lanza "Mamá Chunu": papas con propiedades nutricionales especiales
Los Incas del Perú descubrieron que la papa era una raíz comestible. De hecho, todas las papas brotan de una especie de plantas silvestres originarias del sur del país. En la actualidad, estamos familiarizados con muchos tipos y sabores de papas que so...From the archive
February 24, 2011
Excitement cools for Premier Russet
The Premier Russet was one hot potato, but the high expectations did not materialize...From the archive
February 23, 2011
Cornell University releases Waneta and Lamoka: two new potato varieties for chips
Breeders at Cornell University are helping to feed the US appetite for the crispy snacksFrom the archive
February 17, 2011
Creamers - Golf ball-sized potatoes are big hit in stores, restaurants
Small potatoes aren't small potatoes anymore, at least when it comes to marketing delicious spuds.From the archive
February 16, 2011
1.200 semillas de papas nativas serán conservadas en el Ártico
Alrededor de 1.200 semillas de variedades de papas nativas del distrito cusqueño de Písac serán enviadas a la Bóveda Global de Semillas, ubicada en el archipiélago noruego de Svalbard, en el Ártico, con el fin de garantizar su preservación y material g...From the archive
February 16, 2011
Peru to send 1500 native potato varieties to arctic seed vault
As climate change and disease threaten potato farming in the tuber’s ancestral home in the Peruvian Andes, potato preservationists today launched a major effort to safeguard more than 1,500 varieties by sending them to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) in the Arctic Circle.From the archive
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February 11, 2011
Pootgoedhandel niet belemmerd door onrust in Egypte
Er heerst opluchting in de pootgoedhandel. De export op Noord-Afrika en Egypte is zo goed als gedaan en heeft hierdoor geen belemmeringen ondervonden in verband met de onrust in deze gebieden.From the archive
February 11, 2011
Agrico introduceert Mama Chunu: aardappelen met bijzondere voedingseigenschappen
De Inca’s in Peru hebben ooit de aardappel als eetbare knol ontdekt. Feitelijk stammen alle aardappelen af van één wilde plantensoort uit Zuid-Peru. Vandaag de dag kennen we door het natuurlijk kruisen van verschillende rassen, vele soorten en smaken ...From the archive
February 11, 2011
Agrico introduces Mama Chunu: potatoes with special nutritional properties
The Inca’s in Peru once discovered the potato as an eatable root. In fact, all potatoes sprout from one wild plant species originating from the southern part of Peru. Today, we are familiar with many potato types and tastes by a natural crossing of dif...From the archive
February 04, 2011
Cogem adviseert over kleinschalige veldproef met Phytophthora-resistente aardappelen
De COGEM is verzocht te adviseren over de milieurisico’s van een kleinschalige (categorie 1) veldproef met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen (Solanum tuberosum) met een verhoogde resistentie tegen Phytophthora infestans, de veroorzaker van de aardappelziekte.From the archive
January 31, 2011
BASF Plant Science set to cultivate Amflora potatoes in Germany and Sweden in 2011
BASF Plant Science has concluded its Amflora cultivation plans for the 2011 season. Amflora, the genetically enhanced potato for use in the starch industry, will this year be cultivated on two hectares of land in Üplingen (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany).From the archive
January 27, 2011
New Potato Cultivars introduced at Washington Oregon potato Conference
About 75 growers at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference learned more about new potato clones and cultivars Tuesday afternoon from researchers based in both states.From the archive