La producción nacional promedio de papa no supera las 15 toneladas por hectárea debido a una baja o nula aplicación de fertilizantes. En Chile superan las 21 tn/ha.
El antigerminativo clorprofam, utilizado en la industria de los tubérculos para evitar la germinación durante su almacenamiento, ha sido prohibido por la Comisión Europea al no obtener la renovación de su autorización.
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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.
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).
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.
