News on glassy potatoes / secondary growth from United Kingdom

The Potato Processors’ Association Ltd (PPA) represents the potato processing companies in the United Kingdom. The PPA works through the trade associations for Frozen and Chilled Potato Processors’ Association (FCPPA) and the producers of potato cris
August 03, 2018
UK potato processing companies say serious issues with potato supply 'extremely likely'
The Potato Processing companies in the United Kingdom have released a statement through the Potato Processors’ Association Ltd (PPA), expressing their concern for the impact of current weather conditions on UK potato processing sector.
The workflow of the stem cutting tuberisation assay (left). Effect of heat stress on tuberisation potential (right): Tolerant potato varieties form a tuber both at the high and the low temperature, sensitive varieties only at the lower temperature.
June 22, 2017
Making a potato variety heat tolerant could be as simple as switching a single gene
Scientists have identified a version of a single gene involved in the heat stress response that is more active in potato types that can tolerate high temperature, potentially providing potato breeders a tool to make potato varieties less vulnerable to increased temperature.

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