News on Potato Varieties and Seed

June 01, 2011
"Viva la papa", un snack gourmet peruano para el mundo
Dos ingleses, inspirados por el Perú y sus cultivos de papa de más de cuatro mil variedades, crean un snack gourmet con todo el sabor peruano para los mercados más exigentes y gracias a una serie de organizaciones esto fue posible. La noticia completa...
May 29, 2011
Anti-GM potato protest leaves 18 injured in Belgium
Environmental activists stormed a field of genetically modified potatoes in Belgium Sunday, breaking through a security cordon in a raid that left police and protesters injured, authorities and organisers said.
Pootgoedfirma's azen op kwekersrechten Belgische boeren
May 26, 2011
Pootgoedfirma's azen op kwekersrechten Belgische boeren
De voorbije vier jaar betaalden Belgische aardappeltelers geen kwekersrechten op meer dan 11.000 ton pootgoed.
Breeders Trust demands breeders’ licence fees for 11.000 tonnes of Belgian seed potatoes
May 25, 2011
Breeders Trust demands breeders’ licence fees for 11.000 tonnes of Belgian seed potatoes
Breeders Trust has written to more than 130 Belgian arable farmers on the basis of crop data obtained by way of a court order against the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).
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May 10, 2011
Neiker-Tecnalia chosen as EU technological centre to identify new varieties of potato
The Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, has been commissioned to undertake technical identification examinations for registering new varieties of potato in Spain
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.
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May 06, 2011
El Instituto Neiker-Tecnalia de España fue elegido para identificar nuevas variedades de papa en la UE
El Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Neiker-Tecnalia, se encargará de realizar los exámenes técnicos de identificación para el registro en España de las nuevas variedades de patata que provengan de la Unión Europea
Bintje - a Dutch potato variety bred over a century ago (1904) - is still very popular in the Netherlands and Belgium, especially for the production of French Fries, but its sensitivity to potato diseases is a major concern.
April 15, 2011
Aardappeloogst 2011 Vlaanderen: 5% stijging areaal, minder Bintje (PCA enquete)
Begin april lieten 125 PCA-leden weten welk aardappelareaal en welke rassen ze telen in 2011. Dezelfde telers gaven ook in 2010 hun areaal en rassenpakket door. Met deze gegevens kan een schatting gemaakt worden van het aardappelareaal 2011 en kan een...
 Potato farmers in Peru (International Potato Center)
April 14, 2011
Resistant potato varieties make the difference between having enough to eat or not
Excessive rains and an increased presence of late blight disease devastated the Cusco region of Peru in January-February 2010, which was declared a national emergency area.
Bintje nog niet ten dode opgeschreven
April 14, 2011
Bintje nog niet ten dode opgeschreven
Aardappelras Bintje moet bij de consumptieteelt in België steeds meer terrein prijsgeven.
Se reunen empresarios con técnicos para identificar socios en la comercialización de semilla de papa canadiense en Honduras.
April 08, 2011
Se reunen empresarios con técnicos para identificar socios en la comercialización de semilla de papa canadiense en Honduras
Con el objetivo de identificar socios nacionales en la comercialización de semilla de papa canadiense en Honduras, empresarios de Canadá se reunieron con técnicos de la Dirección de Ciencia y Tecnología Agropecuaria (DICTA), ejecutivos de la Fundación...
Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government
April 08, 2011
Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government
Breeders Trust, an organisation looking after the interest of potato breeders, is taking the Belgian Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV;Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) to court.
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April 04, 2011
Producing high quality potato starches with new genetic tools
Neiker-Tecnalia (the Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development) is realising a project for obtaining high quality starch in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) using new molecular and genetic tools.
Bangladesh contract potato growers protest at Bombay Agro Limited
March 27, 2011
Bangladesh contract potato growers protest at Bombay Agro Limited
In Bangladesh, over a hundred 'contract potato growers' of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts blocked Debiganj-Nilphamari road at Debiganj upazila headquarters
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.
Belgie geeft toestemming voor veldproef met phytophthora resistente ggo-aardappelen
March 06, 2011
Belgie geeft toestemming voor veldproef met phytophthora resistente ggo-aardappelen
UGent, ILVO, VIB en HoGent hebben van de federale ministers Paul Magnette en Laurette Onkelinx (PS) toelating gekregen om een tweejarige veldproef uit te voeren met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen die bestand zijn tegen phytophthora.
Winnaars Agrico Gourmandine-actie aan de kook met sterrenchef Paul van Staveren
March 04, 2011
Winnaars Agrico Gourmandine-actie aan de kook met sterrenchef Paul van Staveren
In het met een Michelinster bekroonde Restaurant Sonoy in aardappelhoofdstad Emmeloord trakteerde patron-cuisinier Paul van Staveren de 5 beste inzenders van de landelijke Gourmandine receptenwedstrijd op een workshop rondom de culinaire Gourmandine a...
AmaRosa and Sage Russet released by Oregon State University
March 02, 2011
AmaRosa and Sage Russet released by Oregon State University
Two new potato varieties just released by Oregon State University are likely to catch the eye of Oregon's potato processing industry and the gourmet market.

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