EEUU: Potato Seed Samples Needed
Potato seed samples are being sought for the 2016 seed trials by the Washington State University Extension Office of Grant and Adams counties.
Norte Am. 18/03/2016
India : Tensions over Odisha potato crisis escalate
Indian ministers are placing the blame on each other as potato prices in Odisha continue to soar. On Saturday 12 March, the State Government was criticised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress for its failure to bring down the prices.
Asia 18/03/2016
India: Government to create buffer stock of potato
NEW DELHI: The government will create a buffer stock of potato as prices are likely to increase in the coming months due to estimated fall in the output of the rabi crop, Parliament was informed today.
Asia 18/03/2016
Canadá: B.C. crops threatened by Chafer beetle
British Colombia Ministry of Agriculture scientist, Tracy Hueppelsheuser, is concerned that Chafer beetles could affect crops in the Fraser Valley and beyond. Presently, Ontario root crops like potatoes and ginseng are under threat.
Norte Am. 18/03/2016
Gran Bretaña: UK research partnership on potato diseases
A new research partnership has been formed in the UK between the Two Blades Foundation (2Blades), The Sainsbury Laboratory, and J. R. Simplot Company. They aim to develop potato varieties with increased resistance to oomycete and bacterial diseases.
Europa 18/03/2016
Bangladesh: Bogra potato farmers happy
Fair potato prices and record production are pleasing growers in Bogra this season. Favourable weather conditions during plantation contributed to the record yield and farmers are already placing the crop in cold storages.
Asia 18/03/2016
Holanda: I fear that the potato season is going out like a candle
The situation is not easy at the moment in the potato market. "At the start, I believed things looked bright, but we have come to conclude that our expectations were too high," explains Henk van den Berg, of the potato wholesaler Aardappelgroothandel
Europa 18/03/2016
Polonia: Wrażliwość odmian ziemniaka na ospowatość bulw
Straty wielkości i jakości plonu handlowego powodowane przez ospowatość bulw mogą sięgać nawet 50 proc. Czy istnieje zależność pomiędzy odmianą a występowaniem tej choroby?
Europa 18/03/2016