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verticillium wilt is a serious disease that diminishes quality and causes significant yield loss by reducing tuber size.

Luka Wanjohi is a regional senior knowledge management associate at the International Potato Center in Uganda and works with the Sweetpotato Genetic Advancement and Innovative Seed Systems (SweetGAINs) project. He spoke with ...

New sensor technology from Stenon enables soil analysis to be conducted as often as required and with immediate results and with laboratory precision.

Kenya has applied for a Sh656 million grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to boost research on potato seed production and cut reliance on imports.

Nyiraneza and Oyster Cove Farms of Hamilton, P.E.I., recently completed a two-year study that tested the performance of cover crops planted following the potato harvest.

As we mark the 50th anniversary since the foundation of CIP and the CGIAR, you can be proud of our collective achievement. Our work has improved the lives of millions. Since 2010 alone, CIP’s innovations have ...

In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and growing populations, breeding at One CGIAR has a chance to lead the way towards food security. But to achieve that, breeding programs need to consider not only ...

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Starch-based gluten-free bread (formulations containing a mixture of corn and potato starch with hydrocolloids) are deficient in nutrients and do not contain health-promoting compounds.Therefore they could be supplemented with raw materials rich ...

The climate crisis continued unabated in 2020, with the joint highest global temperatures on record, alarming heat and record wildfires in the Arctic, and a record 29 tropical storms in the Atlantic.

With genetic markers, it becomes easier for breeders to develop resilient, high-yielding potatoes with the key traits—taste, texture, cooking time—sought by local consumers.

People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight disease, source of the Irish Potato famine, on potatoes, but has no effect at all on plants like apple or ...

URBANA, Ill. – Scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness in waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two of the most troublesome agricultural weeds in the U.S. Finding the genes could ...

Even though resistance to Pectobacterium species is limited within cultivated potato varieties, it is known that a wild potato relative (S. chacoense) is resistant to them; however, until recently, the underlying mechanisms of this ...

“Siberian Tiger” is designed to monitor crops and soil conditions, using a set of cameras and sensors. Siberian Tiger, a new Russian agricultural robot by Agrirobot, is expected to begin field trials ...

The Andean Initiative Bayer and CIP is the meeting point of the efforts, a program that seeks to transform small-scale agriculture to promote the sustainable use of agrobiodiversity, effective climate action and ...

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology researchers have designed a portable optical sensor that allows rapid monitoring of plant stress – a new tool to help farmers and plant scientists with early ...

Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem. AROUND 10 YEARS AGO, in the fierce heat of the Kansas summer, many of ...

Crop scientists over the years have learned a great deal about how plants grow above the ground, but much less is known about roots and their soil interactions. Now, a Cornell project ...

Two researchers at the University of Maine have partnered with a team of plant geneticists and breeders to develop tools which will help Maine scientists and farmers become more efficient in breeding ...

A study completed by an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientist found winter cover crops planted after potatoes can be beneficial to the environment and to soil quality, AAFC says in a news ...

The storage season offers a plethora of potential challenges for potato growers. These challenges can include shrink, sprouting, bruising and rot. Although the doors may be closed on the storage, these concerns ...

What nurse crops assist potato production? An AAFC team investigates nurse crops that boost seedling success and yields. As with any field crop, young potato plants face many threats. Erosion, wind, drought ...

At the start of the 20th century, German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch developed a method for taking nitrogen from the air and melding it with hydrogen. It would prove to ...

By Seth Truscott College of Agricultural, Human,and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. -Launching new research in support of Washington potato growers, Washington State University is partnering with industry leaders to study healthier, ...