Tag: research

Genetic manipulation has come a long way. Humans have been using genetic manipulation for millennia, long before we worked in ...

In plants, the cells that form the internal structure of leaves start out as tightly compacted spheres in the early ...

n plants, producing highly vigorous seeds capable of germinating and establishing seedlings is vital for their propagation and is a ...

Researchers at Nagoya University, Japan, have discovered a mechanism for the selective transportation of sugar and hormones in plants. The ...

Researchers from the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPb FRC RAS) have developed a ...

Researchers from the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPb FRC RAS) have developed a ...

The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a “super ...

Ethylene is one of the most effective sprout inhibitors for potatoes in storage. The method is cheap, easy to use and ...

Thanks to a collaboration between researchers across the world, including the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical ...

RESEARCH RESULTS OF DEMO FIELDS PROMISING - ORGANIC SECTOR WANTS TO SWITCH 100% TO ROBUST VARIETIES The robust potato varieties ...

Along with the paradigm shift in food worldwide, the consumer is also more open to trying different foods, for example, ...

Part of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), the U.S. Potato Genebank has for more than six decades collected and ...

Agrii’s Throws Farm Technology Centre and Newcastle University Farms have become the latest two establishments to join the LEAF Network.  ...

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the stressors of ...

From potato planting to row closure is a busy time for growers. It’s also a busy time for weeds. Getting ...

Holland Innovative Potato (HIP) makes research into more sustainable and future-proof potato cultivation accessible through a series of knowledge clips ...

Can brown rot be spread through the roots of the potato plant? That is the central question in a study that ...

China's scientists have developed a generation of "pure and fertile potato lines" with genome editing technologies in a groundbreaking achievement.

The Colorado potato beetle is a major pest in North America that can reduce potato yields by 30-50% if unchecked. ...

In an effort to increase agricultural productivity and limit waste, a team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...

“Data has been passed to key partners across Europe to support integrated pest management approaches to blight control” Plant scientists ...

A scientist. That’s what Terry Miller was. A really, really good plant pathologist.

α-solanine, a toxic compound found in potato plants, is derived from the bitter-tasting α-tomatine

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

many wild potato species boast formidable defenses against diseases like late blight