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In future, potato has to emerge from just a vegetable to serious food security option. Considering limited availability of cultivable land in the country higher potato production has to be led by ...

During last 65 years of its existence, the institute developed need-based technologies that triggered a revolution in potato production on account of very fast growth in area and productivity. A few breakthrough ...

History Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) was established in 1949 at Patna on the recommendation of a working group headed by Sir Herbert Steward, the then Agricultural Advisor to the Government of ...

#Agriculture #Acrylamide #PotatoCrisps #FoodSafety #HealthierSnacks #Research #FarmingTechniques #Agronomy #AgriculturalEngineering Acrylamide, a potential carcinogen, is naturally formed during high-temperature cooking processes and poses health concerns. By delving into cutting-edge strategies, this article aims ...

#PotatoGrowthRequirements #ClimateSuitability #VarietalSelection #TemperatureEffects #HarvestConditions Potato Growth RequirementsEnvironmentPotatoes are versatile crops that can be grown in a wide range of climates. However, not all environments are conducive to efficient potato production. While ...

#PotatoResearch #GeneticTechniques #CropImprovement #AgriculturalInnovation #FoodSecurity #SustainableAgriculture Learn how scientists are using genetic techniques to optimize potato breeding by identifying and removing harmful genes, leading to the development of improved potato varieties with ...

#GeneEditing #PotatoBreeding #AgriculturalInnovation #SustainableFarming #FoodSecurity Discover how scientists are revolutionizing potato breeding by employing advanced genetic techniques to remove undesirable genes and develop superior potato varieties. This article explores the process of ...

In a study published in Cell Reports, Prof. Song Xianjun's group from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a gene network underlying the regulation of seed size ...

In order to study the course of the sowing campaign, the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Dagestan Sharip Sharipov visited the Khasavyurt region. Accompanied by the ...

For thousands of years, crops have been shaped by domestication processes. Farmers cross-breed and select new varieties, adapted to constantly changing environments. Although efficient, this process is time consuming. Moreover, the desired ...

The Georgian government has approved amendments to the Preferential Agro-Credit project, which provides targeted loans to farmers at a low rate, the Rural Development Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia ...

Drone technology saves time, improves production Trial-and-error research is a time-honored tradition, but with the global population now at 7.9 billion – and expected to top 9.7 billion by 2050 – time ...

Researchers from the Università Cattolica at Piacenza, have developed a new fertilizer from food chain waste, specifically from the waste of the productions of lactic acid bacteria that currently have to be ...

The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its fourth webinar on October 18 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time (USA/Canada) in English followed by the presentation in Spanish. The World ...

A first pilot using True Potato Seed (TPS) in Angonia District, Tete province in Mozambique, conducted by Solidaridad and Solynta shows great potential to drastically improve and innovate potato production in Mozambique. ...

Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) has sought federal government support to implement its rolling plan which targets mass potato production. The association had launched production manual earlier this year with the ...

The Red River Valley potato crop has overcome getting into the ground later than optimal to looking like one of the best in the last few years, said farmers and researchers who ...

New potato varieties bred by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program could enter the french fry market before long, said Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder in the Department of ...

According to an article published in the recently released International Potato Center’s (CIP) Annual Report 2021, potato is a mainstay of the diet of many people in the Republic of Georgia, eaten almost daily and ...

The use of drones in almost every sector of the economy is growing fast, but drone usage in the agricultural industry is booming. According to some reports, the agricultural drone market is expected ...

CNH Industrial has acquired Specialty Enterprises LLC (Specialty), North America’s largest manufacturer of premium aluminium spray booms for agricultural applications. Specialty, which operates one manufacturing facility in Wautoma, Wisconsin, has been a ...

The laboratory of primary seed production of the Chuvash State Agrarian University has been working for the third year to improve the technology for obtaining pre-base seed material of potato varieties of ...

Improving the reliability of trap cropping to help farmers overcome potato cyst nematode (PCN) pressure, is being investigated as part of a new feasibility study, funded by Defra and Innovate UK. The ...

It is not for nothing that Belarus is called a zone of risky farming: cold May gave way to hot June, and in the first days of July, the thermometers rise above ...

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 ...