June 25, 2012
RNA silencing project aims to reduce plant virus clean-up time from one year to far less
Currently, eliminating a virus from an infected plant requires considerable time and money. The price is more than US$500, and the process can take up to a year. Searching for a more cost- and time-effective solution, scientists at the International P...From the archive
June 25, 2012
McGill University and developing-country scientists working on a better potato for Colombian communities
Researchers cooperate to develop nutritious, high-yielding, and more disease-resistant potatoes for food-insecure indigenous communities in Colombia.From the archive
June 08, 2012
Celebracion del Dia Nacional de la Papa en Peru
Están disponibles dos boletines de divulgación que describen las celebraciones del Dia Nacional de la Papa en Peru (30 de mayo) y una selección de las noticias más importantes publicadas sobre dicho festejo. Pueden verse en http://bit.ly/Kr3hh1From the archive
May 28, 2012
Potatoes, PROUD not HUMBLE
Potatoes have a massive role to play globally. As well as delicious to eat in all their many forms, they are nutritious and address many of our food security and sustainability challenges, declared Potato Council chairman Allan Stevenson in his opening...From the archive
May 27, 2012
CIP Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Research in Global Health & Development
Lima, Peru -- The International Potato Center (CIP) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation. Jan Kreuze, Ph.D., principal virologist at CIP, will pursue an innova...From the archive
May 16, 2012
Wagenings onderzoek met GM-aardappel bij Raad van State aangevochten
De organisatie Gentechvrije Burgers uit Lelystad heeft een zaak bij de Raad van State aangespannen waarin wordt geëist dat de vergunning die door het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu is verleend aan de Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek van Wageningen Universiteit voor proeven met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelplanten wordt vernietigd.From the archive
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May 10, 2012
Speaker program Potato Processing and Storage convention IPPSC almost complete
The speaker programme for this year's International Potato Processing and Storage Convention (IPPSC) in Riga, Latvia (June 26-28) is almost complete and boasts a mix of international academic, research and industry leaders. North American researchers ...From the archive
May 10, 2012
Poultry manure offers potential fertiliser savings to British potato growers
Until now substituting artificial fertiliser with livestock manures for potatoes has been a fairly unscientific art. This year a trial is taking place to assess the potential for significant cost savings.From the archive
May 09, 2012
Cool Farm Institute to improve farming and retail carbon footprint
A new institute to help farmers produce more efficiently and an updated software ‘tool’ that enables farming and food industries to calculate their carbon footprint are launched this week.From the archive
May 09, 2012
Texels proefbedrijf werkt aan zilte aardappels
Marc van Rijsselberghe probeert op Texel uit te vinden welke gewassen kunnen groeien in zoute grond en met zout water.From the archive
May 09, 2012
Bill Gates funding for novel CIP plant virus removal idea
The International Potato Center (CIP) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.Jan Kreuze, Ph.D., principal virologist at CIP, will pursue an innovative global hea...From the archive
May 08, 2012
Decision support system can help reduce the use of pesticides in Danish potato production
The decision support system “Blight Management” (“Skimmelstyring”) could in the future give Danish potato growers more effective control of potato late blight and reduce the use of fungicides.From the archive
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May 07, 2012
En España identifican genes implicados en la podredumbre blanda de la papa
Una de las infecciones microbianas más frecuentes entre especies de interés para los agricultores, como la patata, es la podredumbre blanda de algunas de sus zonas que hace que el cultivo quede inutilizado. Un equipo internacional de investigadores, l...From the archive
May 01, 2012
Tratamiento de males cardiacos con cáscara de papa
Reducir la hipertensión arterial y la agregación de plaquetas, a través de la corteza del tubérculo, es un hecho comprobado gracias a un estudio de la ciencia farmacéutica.From the archive
April 30, 2012
Potato genome mapping benefits within a decade, says genetics specialist
Growers could start seeing the benefits of the potato genome being sequenced within the next decade, with varieties bringing new traits such as PCN resistance or improved tuber shape.From the archive
April 30, 2012
Researchers barcode Colorado potato beetle for enhanced tracking and control
Barcodes may bring to mind the sales tags and scanners found in supermarkets and other stores. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using 'DNA barcodes'to monitor insects that damage crops as diverse as wheat, barley and potatoes, and to make pest management decisions.From the archive
April 28, 2012
Colorado State University potatoes well represented in White House Garden
You say potato. I say Colorado. When First Lady Michelle Obama and a passel of schoolchildren recently planted vegetables in the White House kitchen garden, three of five potato varieties plunked into the soil were developed by Colorado State University.From the archive
April 27, 2012
Florida potato grower accused of labor trafficking
A Florida potato grower and its labor contractor have been accused of labor trafficking and taking advantage of drug-addicted workersFrom the archive