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八月 01, 2012
Blight-resistant GM spuds to save Irish growers €450/ha, says lead researcher
Potato growers could achieve potential savings of more than €450/ha if they used a blight-resistant genetically modified (GM) potato variety instead of a conventional variety.From the archive
八月 01, 2012
GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'
Ireland's environmental protection agency has approved the first trial of a genetically modified potato crop.From the archive
七月 30, 2012
En Irlanda se ensayarán papas transgénicas
La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) dio su visto bueno para las pruebas de una papa genéticamente modificada (GM) que es resistente al tizón de la papa. En los próximos cuatro años se sembrarán en Irlanda dos hectáreas con esta papa genéticament...From the archive
七月 27, 2012
Angry reaction to GM potatoes go-ahead in Ireland
Top names from the food, restaurant, and tourism sectors have sharply criticised the Environmental Protection Agency for potentially destroying Ireland’s 'clean, green'agricultural image by allowing GM potatoes to be grown in Ireland.From the archive
七月 26, 2012
Green light for growing GM potatoes in Ireland
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today given consent to Teagasc, Oak Park, Co Carlow, to carry out field trials on a genetically modified (GM) potato line with improved resistance to late potato blight.From the archive
七月 05, 2012
Green light for further research with GM potatoes in Belgium
One year after the protest against the test fields for GM potatoes in Ghent, the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) has been given the green light for a second phase of research.From the archive
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六月 27, 2012
Solynta's fast hybrid potato breeding program nominated for the Food Valley Award
Solynta's fast hybrid potato breeding program one of the three nominees for the 2012 Food Valley Award. Potatoes are the world's third most important food crop after rice and wheat. They are significantly more efficient in their use of water and nutri...From the archive
六月 13, 2012
European agricultural policy goes down the tubers
The following is a commentary published this week in Nature, on the GMO situation in Europe, focused on potatoes:From the archive
五月 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
五月 11, 2012
Decision due on GM potato trial in Ireland
The Environmental Protection Agency in Ireland is expected to decide by the end of this month whether to allow a field study on genetically modified potatoes.From the archive
五月 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
五月 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
四月 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
四月 05, 2012
BASF continues field trials with GM potatoes in Europe
BASF Plant Science will again conduct field trials this year with genetically optimized potatoes which are undergoing the EU approval process.From the archive
三月 26, 2012
Why Ireland needs to test GM potatoes
A major new European Union study is set to examine the effects of growing genetically modified, blight-resistant potato plants on biodiversity and the environment in agricultural ecosystems.From the archive
三月 18, 2012
Wil Europa onze aardappel wel?
Wageningen UR ontwikkelt een milieuvriendelijke aardappel met resistentiegenen tegen de agressieve aardappelziekte. Het is onduidelijk of de introductie van deze aardappel kans van slagen heeft in het technofobe Europa. Goede kans dat-ie straks in Chin...From the archive
三月 14, 2012
La Sociedad Newco promovida por el Instituto Neiker Tecnalia libera tres nuevas variedades de papas en España
La Sociedad Newco promovida por el centro de investigación Neiker Tecnalia saca tres nuevas variedades de patatas. Con este proyecto de investigación, enmarcado en un sector tradicional de Álava como es la producción de patata de siembra, se pretende c...From the archive
三月 11, 2012
Oeraardappelras geadopteerd door Stichting De Bildtse Aardappelweken
Stichting De Bildtse Aardappelweken heeft een oeraardappelras geadopteerd. Voor 5000 dollar is de stichting eigenaar geworden van oerras 700247, een aardappel uit Peru. De genen van deze oerpieper liggen opgeslagen in de Wereldzaadbank op Spitsbergen...From the archive