Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

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Among a wide range of other activities - Agriculture and Agrifood Canada supports the Canadian Potato Industry with market information and research.

The Potato Research Centre is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's network of 19 research centres.
 

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SARDI Plant and Soil Health Scientists Robin Harding and Kathy Ophel Keller worked to develop the DNA diagnostic diseases for potatoes
May 27, 2010

Testing soil for diseases before potatoes are planted

Australian scientists at SARDI are making major strides in diagnosing potato diseases before the potato crop is planted.Watch ABC video on this topicAustralia’s $500 million-plus potato industry will benefit from new DNA tests that can quickly and accu...
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May 02, 2010

Potato Research Centre in Fredericton gets lab exansion for potato gene repository

The Potato Gene Repository at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Potato Research Centre in Fredericton is about to enter a new era with a $500,000 lab expansion.   What is a potato gene repository?   Think of it as a bank where more than 150 variet...
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Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Potato Research Centre
April 22, 2010

David de Koeyer to study potato blight in Peru

A New Brunswick potato scientist will travel to Peru this month in an effort to help Canadian tubers fight blight.Dr. David De Koeyer, who works at the Potato Research Centre in Fredericton, has spent his professional life studying spuds.He's heading t...
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Fredericton Potato Research Centre potato display
February 19, 2010

New Canadian Reds on display at Fredericton Potato Research Centre

On February 17, at the Potato Research Centre in Fredericton, experimental potato selections were unveiled, including a number of red skins. Red skinned potatoes are hot thanks in part to a consumer and restaurant industry trend toward potatoes that ca...
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  • 1341 Baseline Road
    Ottawa ON K1A 0C5
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