Tag: potato varieties

A variety trial in potato was set up in Lennik as part of the Potato Agricultural Center. The aim is ...

varieties are differentiated by their morphological characteristics and their genetic material (DNA), duration of the productive cycle, resistance to diseases, ...

Farmer Leonid Kichigin reaps high yields annually, and now he intends to provide the region with virus-free potato seeds. This year, ...

Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.

The United States, Europe and Bolivia are the main destinations for Peruvian potato exports, which this year are expected to ...

Germicopa is engaged in the creation of potato varieties. Through its French research station and international experimental network, Germicopa selects ...

Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the ADAPT (“  Accelerated Development of Multiple Stress Tolerant Potato Varieties  ”) research ...

New foreign varieties of potatoes are grown in Azerbaijan. Samir Verdiyev, a local farmer said he grows potatoes in six ...

Potato breeders in Europe are working hard to innovate and create new potato varieties.

Phytopthora resistant varieties of trading house Agrico has been growing steadily since the start in 2016.

new potato varieties, developed in part at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Aberdeen

Its name already recalls a certain Italian character: Siena

There newly released varieties of potato are expected to respond to needs of stakeholders of the potato value chain, including ...

A new protocol for estimating the determinacy of potato varieties will be released in the next few months and will ...

Only a limited number of specific resistance genes are available for the breeding of phytophthora-resistant potato varieties.

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

Germicopa is a French company specialising in the creation of potato varieties for the fresh market and industrial processing (fries, ...

Next year HZPC expects to own the first prototype of a hybrid potato variety. These potatoes will be sown instead ...

During the corona crisis, the PlanetProof quality mark proves its worth. Agrico claims this on the basis of its own experiences ...

Two researchers at the University of Maine have partnered with a team of plant geneticists and breeders to develop tools ...

Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows this year. A ...

If you talk to a group of potato growers, one issue is almost certain to come up: how to find ...

Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber. Some varieties are ...

Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties. As the impacts ...

I’m Bob Larson. Always working to develop the “perfect” russet, the Potato Variety Management Institute’s main mission is to promote ...