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Dalhousie University Agriculture researcher Ahmad Al-Mallahi is working on sensors and automation to make potato farming smarter.
February 05, 2019
Developing smarter equipment for potato farming
Ahmad Al-Mallahi, working at Dalhousie University since October as the McCain Research Chair and assistant professor in the Department of Engineering, is working on sensors and automation to make potato farming smarter.
Hybrid Potato Breeding company Solynta announced today that it has appointed Charles Miller as its Commercial Director (Courtesy: ASTA CSS & Seed Expo)
February 04, 2019
Hybrid Potato Breeding Company Solynta appoints Charles Miller as Commercial Director
Hybrid Potato Breeding company Solynta announced today that it has appointed Charles Miller as its Commercial Director.
Técnicas modernas de mejoramiento en papa
February 03, 2019
Técnicas modernas de mejoramiento en papa
El curso es organizado por el Instituto de Divulgación de Biotecnología Vegetal (IPBO). Va dirigido a estudiantes, investigadores y profesionales del sector público e privado, que estén involucrados en programas locales de mejoramiento de cultivos (papa)
Scientists at The James Hutton Institute say discovery could help breed new colourful and improved potato varieties
January 12, 2019
Gene find unlocks potato coloring
Scientists at The James Hutton Institute say discovery could help breed new colourful and improved potato varieties
After some 36 years with AHDB and its predecessor organisations, Potato Specialist Mike Storey is going to retire at Christmas.
December 11, 2018
AHDB Potato Specialist Mike Storey to retire
After some 36 years with AHDB and its predecessor organisations, Potato Specialist Mike Storey is going to retire at Christmas. His colleague Adrian Cunnington looks back...
Hillsides are terraced in the Loess Plateau, Dryland Agricultural Research Station, Doupo Village, China. (Courtesy: Xianqing Hou).
November 30, 2018
Soil tilling, mulching key to China’s potato crop
Rong Li and colleagues at Ningxia University in Yinchuan, China set out to discover if different tilling and mulching practices could improve soil moisture - and potato yields - in the Loess Plateau.
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Jan van Hoogen, Managing Director of Agrico warns: 'Considerably less seed potatoes available for export'
November 13, 2018
Agrico warns: 'Considerably less seed potatoes available for export'
During the annual potato variety show at Agrico the topic of discussion was not limited to unique varieties on display. The impact of the excessive heat and drought this season on the seed potato market was also a hot topic.
Así fue como las papas cambiaron el genoma humano en la antigüedad
November 12, 2018
Así fue como las papas cambiaron el genoma humano en la antigüedad
Un grupo de investigadores ha descubierto que en la antigüedad, cuando las poblaciones andinas domesticaron la papa y empezaron a ingerirla, su configuración genética cambió, adaptándose para digerir mejor su almidón.
Agrico presented the potato varieties Twister and Twinner also at the Bio-beurs. Their natural resistance to the major potato disease Phytophthora makes them very suitable for organic cultivation.
November 06, 2018
Potato variety presentations in the Netherlands: Agrico highlights natural resistance to Phytophthora
As part of the potato variety presentations in the Netherlands later this week, Agrico highlights its late blight resistant varieties in a Ukraine themed show.
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Announced in September 2018, the new University of Tennessee Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology is already staffed. Shown from rear to front are Taylor Frazier-Douglas, a postdoctoral member of the research team, as well as Holly Brabazon, research
October 04, 2018
Turning potatoes into plant sensors for the US Military
Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will lead a new DARPA program of $7.5 million to use potato plants as a new, revolutionary sensor platform to detect environmental threats to deployed troops and civilians.
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Rezatec provides AHDB Potatoes with geospatial data analytics to map the true extent of potato crops across the United Kingdom.
October 04, 2018
Mapping and evaluating the health of potato fields based on satellite data
Rezatec - a UK based company focused on the analysis and interpretation of satellite data - has in collaboration with AHDB Potatoes investigated the effectiveness of using satellite data to map the extent of potato crops in pilot locations across the UK.
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After a construction period of more than a year, the new Avebe Innovation Centre at the Zernike Campus in Groningen was inaugurated Friday by René Paas, Commissioner of the King for the province of Groningen (center).
Bert Jansen, Avebe CEO (left) and E
September 30, 2018
Innovation Centre Potato Starch cooperative Avebe to combine knowledge and stimulate cooperation
After a construction period of more than a year, the new Avebe Innovation Centre at the Zernike Campus in Groningen was inaugurated Friday by René Paas, Commissioner of the King for the province of Groningen
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Marcelo Yanovsky, director del Laboratorio de Genómica Vegetal de la Fundación Instituto Leloir.
September 05, 2018
Identifican gen que aumentaría la productividad de la papa
Un estudio alemán apoya los resultados obtenidos por el Instituto Leloir de Argentina: los genes del reloj biológico de las plantas, que les permite adaptarse a los cambios de luz durante el día y las estaciones, podrían aumentar su rendimiento.
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One of the highlights in the tna booth is its new tna intelli-flav® OMS 5.1 seasoning system. The new on-machine seasoning system is designed to IP65 standards to facilitate maintenance and meet the highest hygiene and sanitation requirements.
August 27, 2018
tna to showcase its snack expertise at Pack Expo International in Chicago
Processing and Packaging Equipment manufacturer tna will present the latest cutting-edge solutions for the confectionery and snack industries at this year’s Pack Expo International in Chicago. One of the highlights in the tna booth is its new tna intelli-flav® OMS 5.1 seasoning system.
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Dr. Dmytro Yevtushenko, research chair for potato science at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, talks about his potato research as part of an open house for potato growers and processors (Courtesy: University of Lethbridge)
August 18, 2018
University of Lethbridge shows industry partners its growing potato research activities
Last Friday, the University of Lethbridge has opened the doors to its Potato Research Lab to showcase the work being done to support potato growers and processors.
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August 14, 2018
How to measure if a potato is PEF-treated just right?
In Pulsed Electric Field Treatment of potato, the treatment intensity needs to be monitored to optimize process performance and product yield. So how can that be done?
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Impression of the potato variety presentations at Potatoes in Practice 2018 (Courtesy: Sophie Churchill /Twitter)
August 14, 2018
Climate-resilient spuds in focus at Potatoes in Practice 2018
Research at the James Hutton Institute has identified genetic variations which can help protect potato crop yields at high temperature, potentially providing potato breeders with a valuable tool in their quest to create varieties resilient to heat stress
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Lakesh Sharma, assistant professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Maine Presque Isle, talks about trials using beneficial mycorrhizae fungi in potatoes at the Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle on August 8.(Cou
August 12, 2018
Range of potato experiments underway at Maine Research Farm (Aroostook)
Farmers, researchers and members of the public gathered at the University of Maine’s Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle last Wednesday to learn about the latest in potato research.
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