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March 01, 2011
GM Potato trial in Punjab causes controversy
A controversy on field trials/multiplication of GM potato at the Central Potato Research Station (CPRS), Jalandhar, has started with activists, farmers unions and medical experts demanding from the Punjab government for immediate ban on these.
February 27, 2011
Agrico lanza "Mamá Chunu": papas con propiedades nutricionales especiales
Los Incas del Perú descubrieron que la papa era una raíz comestible. De hecho, todas las papas brotan de una especie de plantas silvestres originarias del sur del país. En la actualidad, estamos familiarizados con muchos tipos y sabores de papas que so...
February 24, 2011
Excitement cools for Premier Russet
The Premier Russet was one hot potato, but the high expectations did not materialize...
February 23, 2011
Cornell University releases Waneta and Lamoka: two new potato varieties for chips
Breeders at Cornell University are helping to feed the US appetite for the crispy snacks
February 17, 2011
Creamers - Golf ball-sized potatoes are big hit in stores, restaurants
Small potatoes aren't small potatoes anymore, at least when it comes to marketing delicious spuds.
February 16, 2011
1.200 semillas de papas nativas serán conservadas en el Ártico
Alrededor de 1.200 semillas de variedades de papas nativas del distrito cusqueño de Písac serán enviadas a la Bóveda Global de Semillas, ubicada en el archipiélago noruego de Svalbard, en el Ártico, con el fin de garantizar su preservación y material g...
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February 16, 2011
Peru to send 1500 native potato varieties to arctic seed vault
As climate change and disease threaten potato farming in the tuber’s ancestral home in the Peruvian Andes, potato preservationists today launched a major effort to safeguard more than 1,500 varieties by sending them to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) in the Arctic Circle.
February 11, 2011
Pootgoedhandel niet belemmerd door onrust in Egypte
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.
February 11, 2011
Agrico introduceert Mama Chunu: aardappelen met bijzondere voedingseigenschappen
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 ...February 11, 2011
Agrico introduces Mama Chunu: potatoes with special nutritional properties
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...
February 04, 2011
Cogem adviseert over kleinschalige veldproef met Phytophthora-resistente aardappelen
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.
January 31, 2011
BASF Plant Science set to cultivate Amflora potatoes in Germany and Sweden in 2011
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).
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January 27, 2011
New Potato Cultivars introduced at Washington Oregon potato Conference
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.
January 26, 2011
Investigadores muestran a los agricultores de Kenia los beneficios de la papa sobre el maíz
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...
January 26, 2011
Researchers CIP and KARI Seek to Show Kenyan Farmers Benefits of Potatoes Over Maize
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...
January 13, 2011
Living Foods en Corpoica starten miniknollen project
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.
January 05, 2011
CIP publishes advanced clones and potato varieties in online catalogue
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.
January 05, 2011
CIP publica catálogo virtual de clones avanzados y variedades de papa
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...