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PCA expects considerable increase in 2013 Potato Acreage in Belgium
April 16, 2013
PCA expects considerable increase in 2013 Potato Acreage in Belgium
Based on a survey among 123 of its members, the Belgian organisation PCA expects an 8% increase in the potato acreage in Flanders for the main crop, as well as an increase in the acreage of early potatoes of 7.5%. Potato farmers were expressing their p...
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Why you can't stop after eating one potato chip: research
April 12, 2013
Why you can't stop after eating one potato chip: research
The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips — eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down — began coming out of the bag today in research presented at the 245th National Meeting &Exposition of the American Chemical So...
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Potato Psyllid
April 09, 2013
Simple mesh cover could stop potato psyllid
A simple mesh cover could be the answer to halting New Zealand's most devastating tomato and potato pests, the tomato potato psyllid.
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Research Station promises Kufri (Northern India) low cost potato chips
April 09, 2013
Research Station promises Kufri (Northern India) low cost potato chips
In order to prepare various types of potato chips at lower costs, a potato processing plant and retail center has been opened at the Central Potato Research Station (CPRS) in Kufri, high in the mountains in Northern India.
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Drone Technology may assist Potato growers
April 09, 2013
Drone Technology may assist Potato growers
Agricultural researchers of the Oregon State University will begin testing two small, remote-controlled aircraft this month, flying them over potato fields in the Hermiston area in trials that may help farmers use water, fertilizer and pesticides more ...
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Trickery and Other Methods Explored To Vanquish Potato Cyst Nematodes
March 22, 2013
Trickery and Other Methods Explored To Vanquish Potato Cyst Nematodes
The pale cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, is one bad roundworm. Unchecked, it invades the roots of potato and other host crops to feed, obstructing the free flow of nutrients and causing stunted growth, wilted leaves, and other symptoms that can event...
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Potato Psyllid
March 15, 2013
Potato Psyllids shown to survive harsh Idaho winter, heightening zebra chip concerns
It appears that potato psyllids, the tiny winged insects that can spread zebra chip disease in potato fields, will overwinter in Boise, Idaho, this season, despite the city experiencing one of its coldest Januaries on record.
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Phytophthora infestans KE-1 is spreading rapidly across East Africa
March 13, 2013
Phytophthora infestans KE-1 is spreading rapidly across East Africa
Njoroge is studying a new lineage of Phytophthora infestans called KE-1 that is spreading rapidly across East Africa.
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Potato Psyllid control with the Southern ladybird advances to field tests
March 11, 2013
Potato Psyllid control with the Southern ladybird advances to field tests
Research conducted by the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln University, using the southern ladybird as a biological control agent, has shown the predator to be voracious and effective at reducing tomato-potato psyllid (TPP) numbers.
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Discovery of genetic mechanism allowing potato cultivation in northern latitudes
March 08, 2013
Discovery of genetic mechanism allowing potato cultivation in northern latitudes
An international team of scientists headed by Wageningen University has discovered a genetic mechanism which allows potato plants to develop tubers during the long days of spring and summer in northern latitudes.
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Canadian potato industry dealing with oversupply, innovation strategies
February 20, 2013
Canadian potato industry dealing with oversupply, innovation strategies
The Canadian Horticultural Council’s Potato Committee will be meeting during the CHC’s annual general meeting to be held in Ottawa March 12-15.
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Potato late blight
February 19, 2013
University of Maine looking for blight-resistant potatoes
Potato breeding developments being researched by graduate students in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences of the University of Maine look to save the future of Maine’s iconic crop.
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Un consorcio de ocho instituciones de Latinoamérica y España trabaja desde el 2010 para desarrollar variedades de papa adaptables a condiciones ambientales desfavorables y preparar metodologías y herramientas que aceleren el proceso.
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February 11, 2013
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February 08, 2013
Late blight pathogen blocks RNA silencing pathways of potato plants
When a pathogen attacks a plant, infection usually follows after the plant’s immune system is compromised.  A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside focused on Phytophthora and deciphered how it succeeded in crippling the potato...
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February 01, 2013
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January 23, 2013
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