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McCain Foods Canada receives research support of Province of New Brunswick
June 26, 2014
McCain Foods Canada receives research support of Province of New Brunswick
The provincial government of New Brunswick is investing $5 million in a research and development project at McCain Foods (Canada) which will see the company work with small and medium-sized businesses and researchers from New Brunswick to pursue process improvement, product development and soil remediation initiatives.
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Warmer winters linked to increased pesticide use
June 26, 2014
Warmer winters linked to increased pesticide use
In this USDA research on soybean crops, researchers find a link between minimum winter temperature and pesticide use.
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Breakthrough in understanding swarming potato blight spores
June 11, 2014
Breakthrough in understanding swarming potato blight spores
Researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen have made a breakthrough in understanding how the microbial spores which cause potato blight are so effective at infecting plants.
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Univ. Florida Research: Late blight pathogen originates from Mexico
June 09, 2014
Univ. Florida Research: Late blight pathogen originates from Mexico
A University of Florida scientist has pinpointed Mexico as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, a finding that may help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year disease that continues to evolve and torment potato and tomato growers around the world.
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Hairy Nightshade that has the potential to be problematic in potato cultivation
May 28, 2014
New 'Focus on Potato' Webcasts Tackle Hairy Nightshade, Potato Tuber Moth
Hairy nightshade and potato tuberworm (or potato tuber moth) are two economically important inhibitors to potato production. Two of the latest ‘Focus on Potato’ webcasts focus on these economically important potato pests.
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¿Por qué la humilde papa es tan apreciada en Kazajistán?
May 22, 2014
¿Por qué la humilde papa es tan apreciada en Kazajistán?
Los kasajos han adaptado como suyo el tubérculo andino y hoy ocupan el noveno lugar en consumo
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Leatherhead appoints Alice Cadman, ex United Biscuits, as Head of Business Development & Marketing
May 21, 2014
Leatherhead appoints Alice Cadman, ex United Biscuits, as Head of Business Development & Marketing
Leatherhead Food Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Alice Cadman as Head of Business Development & Marketing, starting 27 May 2014
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Potato tubers in the field
May 15, 2014
Cuba: Experimentan con cultivo de papa en las montañas
La Empresa Agroindustrial Eladio Machín viene sembrando papa en la parte cienfueguera del macizo de Guamuhaya, con un rendimiento todavía incipiente de 4 mil quintales por caballería (9 toneladas por hectárea) y una calidad óptima del tubérculo aun tratándose de una cosecha fuera de estación.
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Kerry Opens New Regional Development & Application Centre in Durban, South Africa
May 15, 2014
Kerry Opens New Regional Development & Application Centre in Durban, South Africa
Kerry, the global ingredients & flavours and consumer foods group, today opened a new Kerry Regional Development & Application Centre in Durban, South Africa.
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Average estimated potato yields for each county in the Eastern Seaboard region, assuming that water was limiting. (Courtesy: Dave Fleisher, USDA-ARS)
May 07, 2014
Optimizing potato yield - for the entire US East Coast all at once
Potato Farmers are used to optimizing crop production on their own lands. But is it possible to optimize production across a much bigger area—say, the whole East Coast of the United States?
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ARS: Potato Psyllids dissected for clues to better controlling it
May 01, 2014
ARS: Potato Psyllids dissected for clues to better controlling it
Researchers at USDA's Agricultural Research Service are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to finding new ways of managing zebra chip disease and the insect that can spread it to potato crops.
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New data suggest Potassium and Dietary Fiber intake among Toddlers should be priority
April 30, 2014
New data suggest Potassium and Dietary Fiber intake among Toddlers should be priority
Recommendations to increase the intake of potassium and dietary fiber among young children should be a priority for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, according to a new study by the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) presented today at Experimental Biology 2014.
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España: Desplome de la comercialización de la papa en el mercado nacional
April 25, 2014
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April 17, 2014
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Fifty Years of Potato Storage Research at Sutton Bridge
April 17, 2014
Fifty Years of Potato Storage Research at Sutton Bridge
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April 16, 2014
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April 14, 2014
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April 01, 2014
Ecuador censará a sus papicultores para proteger y fortalecer la producción nacional
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