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Tolsma-Grisnich Group constructs modern seed potato storage in Kenya
November 04, 2013
Tolsma-Grisnich Group constructs modern seed potato storage in Kenya
The recently published LEI/WUR report ‘The value chain for seed and ware potatoes in Kenya’ emphasises the importance of conditioned storage for the continuous availability of certified seed potatoes.
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October 25, 2013
Buscan Ph.D para trabajar con germoplasma de papa en universidad ecuatoriana
Se reciben propuestas para trabajar en un programa de investigación de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato (UTA), inicialmente en el área de germoplasma de papa.
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Units of the National Park System are closed during a federal government shutdown. Shown here is the National Mall closed during the 2013 shutdown
October 21, 2013
ARS potato breeders worked during US government shutdown to save clones.
Scientists with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service potato genetics program in Aberdeen, Idaho, were granted special permission to return to work during the US government shutdown, potentially preventing the loss of unique breeding material.
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Potato Psyllid
October 18, 2013
New Zealand: new Government funding to fight potato psyllids
New research has been funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, to help the potato industry reduce issues caused by an insect intruder – the tomato-potato psyllid.
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Report: The value chain for seed and ware potatoes in Kenya
September 30, 2013
Report: The value chain for seed and ware potatoes in Kenya
Potato in Kenya is an important food crop, second to maize. In 2011 the Dutch and Kenyan government agreed to support an initiative to support seed potato development in Kenya in order to increase yields and enhance food security.
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Guía fotográfica de las principales plagas del cultivo de papa en Ecuador
September 29, 2013
Guía fotográfica de las principales plagas del cultivo de papa en Ecuador
Destinada a facilitadores y técnicos de campo para ser usada en prácticas con agricultores y estudiantes. Provee descripciones cortas y fotografías de las principales plagas que afectan al cultivo de papa.
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CPRI develops potatoes resistant to cold-induced sweetening
August 28, 2013
CPRI develops potatoes resistant to cold-induced sweetening
The Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in Shimla, India's premier potato research institute, has evolved a new technology to prevent conversion of starch into glucose in low temperature conditions, like cold storages.
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Cronología del desarrollo de la papa transgénica
August 27, 2013
Cronología del desarrollo de la papa transgénica
Línea de tiempo que incluye algunos de los eventos más importantes ocurridos en América y Europa durante el desarrollo de la papa genéticamente modificada.
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Potato Psyllid Trapping and Management - Focus on Potato webcast
August 21, 2013
Potato Psyllid Trapping and Management - Focus on Potato webcast
This webcast by the Plant Management Network on Potato Psyllids, responsible for the transfer of the Zebra chip disease consists of two parts:
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The Secret to Potato Mapping
August 20, 2013
The Secret to Potato Mapping
State-of-the-art geographic and analytical mapping tools help CIP scientists to anticipate the adverse effects of erosion, urbanization, tourism, mining, and climate change on the potato species, and in turn help to protect the potato for future survival.
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Nora Olsen is The Potato Association of America president for 2013-2014. Olsen is a professor and Extension potato specialist at the University of Idaho’s Kimberly Research and Extension Center (picture updated 2019)
August 12, 2013
Nora Olsen new president Potato Association of America
Nora Olsen is The Potato Association of America president for 2013-2014. Olsen is a professor and Extension potato specialist at the University of Idaho’s Kimberly Research and Extension Center.
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Potato Psyllid
August 07, 2013
Potato psyllids in Pacific North West show far less zebra chip disease this year
About the same number of potato psyllids have been caught on sticky traps in Idaho fields this season as by this time last summer, but far fewer of the tiny, winged insects have tested positive for the Liberibacter bacterium, which causes the crop dise...
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July 29, 2013
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Ugandan scientists to start trials on GM potato for resistance against blight
July 28, 2013
Ugandan scientists to start trials on GM potato for resistance against blight
Scientists in Uganda will soon start confined trials of genetically modified strains of Irish potato designed to be resistant to Phytophthora infestans, the fungus that causes potato blight, now devastating the crop in the west of the country.
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Using the Potato to Develop China-Peru Relations
For over 30 years, the International Potato Center (CIP) has played a significant role in developing Sino-Peruvian relations through the introduction and promotion of various varieties of drought and disease resistant potato and sweet potato to China.
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July 24, 2013
The hard question: Pesticides or GMO's
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