India: Revolutionising potato seed production in India
In the past five decades, potato production in India has steadily increased from around 8.3 million tons in 1980 to 48.6 million tons in 2017, an increase of more than 500 percent.
In the past five decades, potato production in India has steadily increased from around 8.3 million tons in 1980 to 48.6 million tons in 2017, an increase of more than 500 percent.
Raising the profile of its minituber production will be one of the main aims for Tasmania’s leading seed potato and agronomy businesses at this month’s Hort Connections in Melbourne.
Chetan Sharma is completing his doctorate in human nutrition at Kansas State University under the guidance of Martin Talavera, assistant professor of sensory analysis and consumer behavior.
The Zimbabwean government will soon roll out a large-scale programme for the production of table and Irish potatoes as a measure to boost the country’s food security.
Come riporta la nota di mercato Fiwap/PCA, in Belgio diversi trasformatori stanno ancora acquistando prodotto, soprattutto di varietà Fontane e Challenger, ma anche qualche partita di Bintje (a seconda della qualità).
In temperate regions, the main diseases of the seed potato crop are caused by viruses and bacterial infections (Dickeya and Pectobacterium).
According to an article on news.cornell.edu, Cornell’s plant breeders and geneticists have played a significant role in the improvement of the potato, having released more than 50 varieties since 1908.
A group of Idaho potato shippers will soon head to Taiwan to develop new business relationships. The foreign trade mission, sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), will leave for Taiwan early during the week beginning June 16 and will spend