Search Result for 'Biotechnology'

A new modified corn and potato variety have been given the green light by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The department’s recent reviews analyzed the genetically modified plants to determine whether they ...

Elea will host its annual PEF Advantage Day at the company’s facilities in Quakenbrück, Germany on November 16 and 17. This year, the event will also be an occasion to celebrate Elea’s 10th anniversary. ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently posted two Regulatory Status Review (RSR) responses under the revised biotechnology regulations at 7 CFR part 340. According ...

University of Idaho researchers are introducing genes from a plant in the nightshade family into potatoes, seeking to develop spuds that resist harmful nematodes.  The plant, called ‘litchi tomato’, has natural resistance to ...

Masaki Shimono has joined the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources at the University of Nevada, Reno as a research scientist, studying beneficial microbes to improve and mitigate disease in potatoes ...

An agricultural agreement between Venezuela and Iran provides for Tehran to cultivate one million hectares of land on Venezuelan territory, Últimas Noticias reported on August 1. In late July, Iranian Deputy Interior ...

There are much more seed potatoes in Russia from year to year. The number of seed farms that want and grow such a product is increasing in the country. Therefore, in the ...

New collaborative project NATURAL organisms found in soil and their use as novel fungicides is being explored in a new collaborative project to help farmers overcome potato late blight. The work centres ...

This op-ed article is by Dave Douches (PhD), professor and Director of the Potato Breeding and Genetics Program and Director of the Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Graduate Program at Michigan State University, and ...

Researchers will be testing genetically modified potatoes in Bangladesh and Indonesia this year in hopes of providing farmers with an alternative to spraying fungicides. Multiple confined field trials of GM late blight-resistant ...

It's time to rethink the stereotypes about agriculture. Yes, so far the average salary in Russia in the agricultural sector is ₽39,436.8 (Rosstat data for 2021) against the average for all industries ...

Researchers announced early tests of a new potato processing technique designed to make our bodies digest potato starch more slowly. Laboratory demonstrations show that the approach blocks certain digestive enzymes from reaching ...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are looking to learn how to change the ratio of the two starch molecules found in potatoes – amylose and amylopectin – to increase culinary and industrial applications. ...

Scientists reported the initial results of a new potato processing method intended to make our bodies digest potato starch more gradually. Laboratory tests show that the method prevents certain digestive enzymes from rapidly ...

Humble potatoes are a rich source not only of dietary carbohydrates for humans, but also of starches for numerous industrial applications. Texas A&M AgriLife scientists are learning how to alter the ratio ...

As part of the Belarusian Agro-Industrial Week, from June 7 to June 11, 2022, a large-scale agricultural exhibition "BELAGRO-2022" is being held, the grand opening of which took place today at the ...

Scientists of the Crimean Federal University will start sowing crops from the so-called "borscht set", including several varieties of peppers, tomatoes, as well as eggplants and spices. Almost all of their seeds ...

The Dammer agricultural machinery manufacturer Grimme and the Osnabrück biotechnology company SeedForward are setting up a joint venture to break new innovative and sustainable paths in the areas of equipment and cultivation ...

Scientists have said that there is a need for effective ways to cope with a deadly disease dubbed “Potato Bacterial Wilt (PBW) Disease” that continues to affect Irish Potato farmers. According to the researcher, ...

Over 34 companies from 12 countries - inspirational innovations in agricultural technology  (DLG). Hall 13 at Agritechnica 2022 will be the venue for young, innovative companies from the agricultural machinery sector. More than ...

The ideal plant for cultivation in space would provide as many nutrients from as few inputs as possible. Here, we discuss how biotechnology could be used to produce a potato cultivar suitable ...

Corteva, Inc. and Gaïago, a biotechnology company, announced earlier this week a multi-year agreement to validate, develop and commercialize biofungicides for farmers worldwide. Through the agreement, Corteva Agriscience receives an exclusive, global ...

Two U.S. scientists have won a 1 million euro ($1.18 million) prize for creating a ‘food generator’ concept that turns plastics into protein, reports Georgina Jadikovskaall in this article published by Zenger News. The 2021 Future ...

Massive losses in the United States' number one vegetable crop, potatoes, aren't only due to pests or drought, they’re due to damage in the handling and storage of potatoes over the nine ...

Manipulating RNA can allow plants to yield dramatically more crops, as well as increasing drought tolerance, according to research published in Nature Biotechnology. A group of scientists from the University of Chicago, ...