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四月 29, 2015
Blightcast warnings (UK) adapted to more aggressive blight strains
Potato growers and agronomists in he United Kingdom will be better prepared to cope with more aggressive blight strains this season, with a new BlightCast warning tailored to focus on infections now typically occurring earlier in the season at cooler temperatures.From the archive

四月 25, 2015
Abren concurso para docentes en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia
La Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia abrió la convocatoria para proveer nueve cargos de dedicación tiempo completo y dos cargos de dedicación cátedra. La información puede resultar de interés para alguno de los colegas latinoamericanos.From the archive
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四月 25, 2015
Este manual te enseña a sembrar papa en Chile
El objetivo del documento es el de servir como una herramienta de apoyo técnico para todos los actores de la cadena de producción del país. En él podrán encontrar información de manejo agronómico, sanitario, variedades, cosecha y almacenamiento, entre otros.From the archive

四月 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.From the archive

四月 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'.From the archive

四月 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.From the archive

四月 19, 2015
Fontagro abre convocatoria para propuestas sobre innovaciones para el manejo sostenible de recursos naturales en agricultura familiar de LAC
El Fondo Regional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (FONTAGRO) anuncia la Convocatoria 2015 “Innovaciones para el manejo sostenible de recursos naturales en la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe”. Recibe propuestas hasta el 5 de junio.From the archive

四月 18, 2015
Dutch prime minister visits Hotraco Group (Mooij-Agro)
As part of a working visit to Limburg on Wednesday, 8 April, Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited four internationally operating SME’s, including Hotraco Group (Mooij-Agro), and was full of praise for the innovative companies.From the archive

四月 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.From the archive

四月 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.From the archive







