News on New Potato Varieties

September 23, 2011

Potato companies sign potato breeding deal with Mylnefield Research Service

Two Potato companies - Taylor Food Group and QV Foods - have signed a five year deal with the James Hutton Institute's Mylnefield Research Service (MRS) subsidiary to continue a potato breeding programme that originally started in 2005. Taylor Food Gr...

August 26, 2011

New potato varieties to improve livelihoods and incomes in Mozambique

“The timely availability of seed of well-adapted varieties will enhance the sustainability and economics of potato production in Mozambique,” notes CIP’s Maria Andrade, breeder and seed system specialist. Mozambique released seven new potato varieties...

July 25, 2011

Solynta presenteert doorbraak in aardappelveredeling tijdens EAPR

Op het EAPR congres dat vandaag begint in Oulu, Finland, presenteert Pim Lindhout, Solynta: A new paradigm in potato breeding. Het bedrijf Solynta is er in geslaagd om in nauwe samenwerking met de Wageningen Universiteit inteeltlijnen van aardappel te ...

July 25, 2011

Solynta presents breakthrough potato breeding technology

At the conference of the European Association of Potato Research (EAPR) starting today, the Dutch company Solynta will present their breakthrough in potato breeding.

June 10, 2011

Low acrylamide potato lines created by University of Wisconsin scientists

What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? The answer: Not much...

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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...

February 16, 2011

Peru to send 1500 native potato varieties to arctic seed vault

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...