News on Potato Varieties and Seed

Er heerst opluchting in de pootgoedhandel. De export op Noord-Afrika en Egypte is zo goed als gedaan en heeft hierdoor geen belemmeringen ondervonden in verband met de onrust in deze gebieden.

De Inca’s in Peru hebben ooit de aardappel als eetbare knol ontdekt. Feitelijk stammen alle aardappelen af van één wilde plantensoort uit Zuid-Peru. Vandaag de dag kennen we door het natuurlijk kruisen van verschillende rassen, vele soorten en smaken ...

The Inca’s in Peru once discovered the potato as an eatable root. In fact, all potatoes sprout from one wild plant species originating from the southern part of Peru. Today, we are familiar with many potato types and tastes by a natural crossing of dif...

De COGEM is verzocht te adviseren over de milieurisico’s van een kleinschalige (categorie 1) veldproef met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen (Solanum tuberosum) met een verhoogde resistentie tegen Phytophthora infestans, de veroorzaker van de aardappelziekte.

BASF Plant Science has concluded its Amflora cultivation plans for the 2011 season. Amflora, the genetically enhanced potato for use in the starch industry, will this year be cultivated on two hectares of land in Üplingen (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany).

About 75 growers at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference learned more about new potato clones and cultivars Tuesday afternoon from researchers based in both states.

El maíz es la comida favorita en Kenia. A sus habitantes les encanta. Sin embargo, los investigadores están buscando la forma de cambiar ese hábito. Por eso el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y el Instituto de Investigación Agrícola de Kenia (KAR...

Victor Otazu, a aeroponic specialist with the International Potato Center, tends to some aeroponic potato plants in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyans love to eat maize. It's the country's favorite food. But researchers at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institu...

Living Foods (NL) en Corpoica (Col.) zijn onlangs in Colombia gestart met een gezamenlijk project ten behoeve van zogenaamde snelle vermeerdering van Mini-Knollen uit vitro-materiaal.

The International Potato Center has published a Catalogue of Advanced Clones, which provides up to the minute information on the potato advanced clones and varieties available for worldwide distribution.

Con el fin de proporcionar información actualizada sobre los clones avanzados y variedades de papa del Centro Internacional de la Papa disponibles para su distribución en todo el mundo, el CIP ha publicado un Catálogo de Clones Avanzados, disponible en...

In the first known study to address the effects of potato consumption on antioxidant status, oxidative stress and inflammation in humans, a team of research scientists worked with a group of Washington adult males to test the hypothesis that antioxidants from colored potatoes would decrease susceptibility to chronic diseases.

The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) has introduced a new farming technology for breeding multiple disease free potato tubers in a bid to achieve a widespread take-off in productivity for the country’s potato farmers.

A special ceremony, held on December 6 celebrated the signing of a renewed agreement between the International Potato Center and the Pisaq Potato Park’s Association of Communities - represented by the Association ANDES.

De aardappelzetmeel producent AVEBE en het plantenbiotechnologie bedrijf BASF Plant Science hebben vandaag een Research & Development samenwerking aangekondigd op het gebied van plantenbiotechnologie.

It is possible to breed potatoes in such a way that they produce new types of starch for use as a new and improved plant-based raw material in the construction, paper, glue, fodder and food industries.

Ya es posible cultivar papas cuyo almidón es la materia prima para la producción de papel, pegamento, forraje y alimentos.

Potato agronomist Jeff Stark was one of three plant breeders who were honored with Innovation Awards from the University of Idaho Technology Transfer Office.