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Buying fresh potatoes online (United Kingdom)
May 12, 2015
Buying fresh potatoes online (United Kingdom)
In the latest Consumer Category Report of the Potato Council, one of the topics addressed is the online sales of fresh potatoes - including actual growth, comparison to competitive products and grocery in general as well as future opportunities
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Potato Late blight in Europe in 2014
May 11, 2015
Potato Late blight in Europe in 2014
A team of researchers tracking the 2014 population of the potato late blight pathogen have added to the 2013 data to extend the spatial diversity plots and combine this with novel genetic analysis tools that visualise the distribution and diversity of dominant clones and reveals novel genetically diverse isolates in some regions.
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HZPC takes potato genome browsing to the next level
May 11, 2015
HZPC takes potato genome browsing to the next level
Ceres, Inc. (NASDAQ: CERE), an agricultural biotechnology company, today announced that the company has licensed its Persephone bioinformatics software to global seed potato developer, HZPC Holland BV.
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New York Senator launches push to replace Cornell University's outdated nematode lab
May 10, 2015
New York Senator launches push to replace Cornell University's outdated nematode lab
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prioritize the replacement and modernization of the Federal Nematode Quarantine Facility at Cornell University in the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Capitol Investment Strategy for Fiscal Year 2016.
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Teenagers’ potassium intake may lower blood pressure in adulthood
April 30, 2015
Teenagers’ potassium intake may lower blood pressure in adulthood
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that a diet high in potassium may protect teenagers from high blood pressure in adulthood. Since potatoes are a major dietary source of potassium, the potato sector should take note of this research.
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Dutch saltwater potatoes offer hope for world's hungry
April 29, 2015
Dutch saltwater potatoes offer hope for world's hungry
A small field on an island off the Netherlands' northern coast promises one answer to the problem of how to feed the world's ever-growing population: potatoes and other crops that grow in saltwater.
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Regulations are frustrating the import of potatoes to the Canary Islands
April 24, 2015
Regulations are frustrating the import of potatoes to the Canary Islands
Each year, large quantities of ware and seed are exported from the United Kingdom to the Canary Islands. Potato Council’s head of seed and export, Rob Burns, updates on the current difficulties affecting this long established trade agreement.
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Sweet Potatoes are Genetically Modified - by nature
April 21, 2015
Sweet Potatoes are Genetically Modified - by nature
Researchers from Ghent University and the International Potato Center have discovered that sweet potatoes naturally contain genes from a bacterium. Because of the presence of this 'foreign' DNA, sweet potato can be seen as a 'natural gmo'.
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Premier Western Australia: Potato Marketing Corporation will be abolished within two years
April 20, 2015
Premier Western Australia: Potato Marketing Corporation will be abolished within two years
The Premier of Western Australia, Colin Bartlett, reportedly told The West Australian that it was time for rules that dictated the varieties, quantities and price of potatoes grown in Western Australia - and the Potato Marketing Corporation - to go.
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Ishida unpacks at Snackex, Istanbul
April 20, 2015
Ishida unpacks at Snackex, Istanbul
Ishida will underline its market leadership in snacks packing solutions at Snackex Istanbul, showcasing a packing system for salt sticks and the iTPS™, the world’s only fully integrated weigher and bagmaker system from a single manufacturer
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Major new potato research project announced in New Zealand
April 16, 2015
Major new potato research project announced in New Zealand
Potatoes New Zealand Inc. has won funding from the Ministry of Primary Industries for a major research project aimed at improving crop yield, more specifically, the impact of crop rotations on soil borne diseases and soil quality.
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Zebra Chip disease discovered on island between Australia and New Zealand
April 15, 2015
Zebra Chip disease discovered on island between Australia and New Zealand
During a quarantine survey on Norfolk Island, a small island between New Zealand and Australia, both the tomato-potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) as well as the zebra chip causing bacterium Ca. Liberibacter solanacearum (Lso) have been detected.
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