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Potatoes
December 16, 2025
Colombia: desarrollo varietal criollo como alternativa al GMO
Cruces genéticos entre variedades colombianas y peruanas permitieron desarrollar una variedad que mantiene calidad y duplica su periodo de reposo, retrasando la brotación hasta 48 días.
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November 08, 2023
Algoritmo para detección de enfermedades en papa ve la luz en Colombia
Un equipo Colombiano liderado por William Alfonso León Rueda, logró desarrollar un algoritmo capaz de identificar una enfermedad causada por el hongo Verticillium.
Potato crop
December 26, 2022
Boyacá, Colombia: El ICA entrega medidas fitosanitarias para evitar la Punta Morada de la Papa y proteger los cultivos
La presencia de nemátodo globodera pallida, cuyo incremento se está provocando por la alta presencia de lluvias, ha ocasionado reducción en la producción hasta del 70% y 90%.
Agrosavioa Research
October 23, 2022
Uso de la papa (Solanum tuberosum) en suplementación animal con énfasis en bovinos
Investigaciones llevadas a cabo por Agrosavia han determinado en variedades de papa, como la UNICA, valores de almidón del 70%, energía neta de lactancia de 1,3 Megacalorías de ENL/kg/MS en la papa entera.
The study characterised the consumption and distribution of calcium, magnesium and sulfur in different potato varieties. (Courtesy: Unimedios archive).
February 02, 2022
Models would help estimate nutrients required by potato crops
Through four experimental studies in two production cycles, for the first time it was possible to develop the 'critical dilution curves' of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and sulfur (S) in cultivars (several crops) of potato.
Jóvenes buscan combatir la hambruna en Colombia.
December 22, 2021
Con papas resistentes a altas temperaturas, jóvenes buscan combatir la hambruna en Colombia
Doce estudiantes de Biotecnología lograron adaptar el cultivo de la papa a temperaturas altas, para que las comunidades de esas regiones de alto calor puedan sembrar el tubérculo bajo los inclementes rayos del sol.
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia desarrolló la investigación y el estudio de variantes de papa criolla en diferentes altitudes y temperaturas.
August 10, 2021
Colombia: Sembrar papa criolla en altitudes medias genera buena productividad en ciclos de cultivo
Las evaluaciones para monitorear el crecimiento del cultivo de papa se suelen hacer en lugares con alturas consideradas como óptimas, por lo que el investigador Pedro Lizarazo decidió poner a prueba el comportamiento de cinco variedades de papa criolla en distintas altitudes y temperaturas.
Estudio de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) revela que la Papa resiste más la sequía con suplemento de calcio.
June 22, 2021
Estudio de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) revela que la Papa resiste más la sequía con suplemento de calcio
Tras realizar experimentos con tratamientos para mejorar el comportamiento de un cultivo de papa criolla en condiciones de déficit hídrico, se encontró que el cloruro y el nitrato de calcio mejorarían su producción.
En Boyacá, Colombia florecieron 17 variedades de papa ancestral
April 06, 2021
En Boyacá, Colombia florecieron 17 variedades de papa ancestral
De parcelas en Ventaquemada y Chiscas, germinan 17 variedades de papa ancestral, que estuvieron a punto de desaparecer y perderse en el olvido.
Estudiante colombiana desarrolla el primer modelo computacional del metabolismo de la papa común
February 15, 2017
Estudiante colombiana desarrolla el primer modelo computacional del metabolismo de la papa común
La tesis laureada de Maestría en Ingeniería Bioinformática de Kelly Botero Orozco desarrolló un modelo computacional que representa el metabolismo de la papa común durante la evolución de la enfermedad del tizón tardío o gota de la papa.
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Muro de visualización de datos científicos de Bios.cortesía centro de bioinformática y biología computacional de colombia (bios) Foto: Cortesía Centro de Bioinformática y Biología Computacional de Colombia (BIOS)
June 13, 2016
La bioinformática puede asegurar la comida para la humanidad
Esta área de investigación multidisciplinaria, con su capacidad para utilizar eficientemente los recursos genéticos, promete solucionar problemas que van desde curar el cáncer hasta asegurar la comida para la humanidad.
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Fundación colombiana está tras la huella hídrica de la papa
January 19, 2014
Fundación colombiana está tras la huella hídrica de la papa
La Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible Territorial (Fundesot) está trabajando en un proyecto de investigación para establecer la huella hídrica en el cultivo de papa y evaluar el cultivo bajo dos sistemas de producción: agricultura de conservación y agricultura tradicional.
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La certificadora europea GlobalGap entregó el primer aval a un cultivo de papa en Colombia
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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.
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May 01, 2012
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Desarrollarán procesos de industrialización y transformación de papa en la zona franca de Boyacá (Colombia)
Los municipios de Palermo en el Huila y de Chiquinquirá en Boyacá van a tener un papel más preponderante en el mapa industrial del país, gracias a la construcción de dos zonas francas en donde se espera la llegada de grandes compañías. La primera de e...
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