News on Irrigation

September 05, 2011
UK: Cost of potato irrigation has doubled since 2005
The rising cost of irrigation was one of the topics discussed at the East of England Potato Day in Suffolk last week. The cost of applying water to potato crops is rising fast and has doubled since 2005, according to Jerry Knox of Cranfield University...
Unwashed Potatoes
September 01, 2011
How to use less water and grow more potatoes
Research conducted in part at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can increase irrigation water use efficiency. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engine...
Potato tubers in the field
May 09, 2011
Improving drought tolerance of the potato feasible
In the future, plant breeders may be able to develop potato varieties that are better able to withstand long drought spells than the currently grown varieties.
Rosetta Green's Candidate MicroRNA Gene for Drought Tolerance & Abiotic Stress Successful in Potato trial
March 13, 2011
Rosetta Green's Candidate MicroRNA Gene for Drought Tolerance & Abiotic Stress Successful in Potato trial
The Israeli Biotech company Rosetta Green Ltd. recently listed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE:RSTG), demonstrated improved tolerance and survival of RGN-131 potato plants to drought stress.
Raw potatoes after removing from the cultivated fields
January 28, 2010
CIP Developing heat and drought resistant potato varieties
Potato material from the International Potato Center (CIP) is helping farmers to enhance food and income security in Central and Southwest Asia in the face of climate change.
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