Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

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Among a wide range of other activities - Agriculture and Agrifood Canada supports the Canadian Potato Industry with market information and research.

The Potato Research Centre is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's network of 19 research centres.
 

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AAFC video on potatoes and AAFC potato research

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Dr. Bourlaye Fofana and his team’s discovery of common scab resistance genes in diploid potatoes is an important first step in the potato variety breeding process.
Marzo 18, 2025
AAFC research proving diploid breeding is more than just small potatoes
Diploid potatoes are quickly becoming the stud spuds for breeding new commercial potato varieties. Wild diploid potatoes have 2 copies of each chromosome in their DNA, unlike more traditional tetraploid potatoes, like Russet Burbank, which have 4 copies of each chromosome.
Canadá
Dr. Julia Wheeler (right) and Dena Wiseman (left) worked with other researchers and farmers to find season extension technologies
Marzo 15, 2025
Transforming Northern Agriculture: New Technologies, Collaborative Efforts, and Promising Potato Varieties
Agriculture is growing in Canada’s North with new collaborations and technologies. AAFC scientist Dr. Julia Wheeler led research on season extension for potatoes and green beans in northern communities. The study focused on soil health, pest management, and improving food security.
Canadá
Wireworms overwinter just below the frost line, at least three feet underground.
Diciembre 02, 2023
Beyond Insecticide: How wireworm behaviour gives clues to managing their population
Wireworms are a common potato plant predator, living in soil and feeding on roots. They are notoriously difficult to control, and populations are increasing in farm fields across Canada
Canadá
P.E.I. potatoes
Noviembre 04, 2023
Building resilience in the potato sector of Prince Edward Island
In the fall of 2021, the detection of potato wart disrupted sales of Prince Edward Island (PEI) potatoes to the United States, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Islanders.
Canadá
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