Por tradición en el país al sembrar la papa, se utilizan los tubérculos o tuberos los cuales están dotados de varias yemas, las que se pueden visualizar por el hundimiento que presenta el tubérculo, en cada lugar donde hay un meristemo o yema.
Continúa la tendencia alcista en todas las variedades de patata en la lonja de León en la primera sesión de 2017 celebrada hoy, 4 de enero, de tal forma que, en el último mes, acumula ya una subida de entre un 15 y un 20%.
THERE COULD be more Scottish tatties on Christmas dinner tables across the UK this year – while there was a 5% drop in overall UK production this season, 2016 was a better year for potatoes in the north.
A nationwide potato growers’ survey is set to evaluate the wider implications of key soil pest issues and assess whether growers are winning the battle against losses, or identify whether problems are getting progressively worse.
NEW DELHI: The agriculture ministry plans to use remote sensing technology to map the area under potato and onion cultivation for the entire country to provide an accurate estimate of the likely production of the respective crops.
Looking for ways of improving the UK potato supply chain, Nuffield scholar Rufus Pilgrim travelled to South Africa to draw comparisons between UK and international potato markets. Abby Kellett reports
The government on Tuesday removed the minimum export price (MEP) of potato, which was imposed in July, to boost shipments of the kitchen staple.
Potato storages operated by Associated Potato Growers Inc., were about 70 percent full after the 2016 harvest ended Nov. 18, according to Paul Dolan, who manages the cooperative from offices in Grand Forks, ND.
