News on Potato Varieties and Seed

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.
 Neiker Tecnalia
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
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.
 Universiteit Gent
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.
 Gourmandine aardappel Agrico
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...
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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.
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.
Mama Chunu
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...
 Premier Russet
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
 AR2011-06
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.
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February 11, 2011

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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 ...
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Agrico introduces Mama Chunu: potatoes with special nutritional properties

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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.

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