Genetic marker for late blight expedites breeding from 10 to 5 years
With genetic markers, it becomes easier for breeders to develop resilient, high-yielding potatoes with the key traits—taste, texture, cooking time—sought ...
Tag: potato varieties
Germicopa is a French company specialising in the creation of potato varieties
Germicopa is a French company specialising in the creation of potato varieties for the fresh market and industrial processing (fries, ...
Hybrid potato from planting to sowing: germination
Next year HZPC expects to own the first prototype of a hybrid potato variety. These potatoes will be sown instead ...
Agrico: “Planetproof proves its worth during corona crisis 2020”
During the corona crisis, the PlanetProof quality mark proves its worth. Agrico claims this on the basis of its own experiences ...
University of Maine Researchers Developing Genomic-Assisted Tools To Breed Potatoes
Two researchers at the University of Maine have partnered with a team of plant geneticists and breeders to develop tools ...
Variety show series: IPM Potato Group: pre-sorting for hard Brexit
Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows this year. A ...
What are the Elements of a Good Seed Potato Program?
If you talk to a group of potato growers, one issue is almost certain to come up: how to find ...
Hollow heart in potatoes
Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber. Some varieties are ...
A crop pandemic would be as devastating for biodiversity and food security as COVID-19
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties. As the impacts ...
PVMI Working on Potato Varieties.
I’m Bob Larson. Always working to develop the “perfect” russet, the Potato Variety Management Institute’s main mission is to promote ...
Research into resistances in wild potatoes for new disease-free potato varieties
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) will investigate wild potato varieties for resistance to a wide range of potato diseases and ...
Agrico warns: ‘Considerably less seed potatoes available for export’
During the annual potato variety show at Agrico the topic of discussion was not limited to unique varieties on display. ...
Three new seed potato varieties from the UK recommended for export to Kenya
Based on extensive trials (two years, three separate farms, ten potato varieties) in a joint effort of AHDB, James Hutton ...
Jamaica to test 15 new (Irish) potato varieties
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is to conduct research trials on 15 new varieties of imported Irish potato over ...
