EEUU: Colorado State University researchers develop nutrient,rich purple potato
The new potato varieties satisfy nutritional needs and could act as a preventive measure for several diseases.
Norte Am. 22/05/2016
India: Less production makes potato costlier by 20%
KOLKATA: It’s a mixed bag for the Indian consumer this summer. While cooking oil prices have dropped 6% in the past fortnight, potato has become costlier by 20%, as production is less and traders are keeping the tuber in cold storages hoping prices
Asia 22/05/2016
Polonia: Odchwaszczanie plantacji ziemniaka: chwasty dwuliścienne
Chwasty stanowią groźną konkurencję dla szczególnie wrażliwych na zachwaszczenie roślin ziemniaka, których początkowy okres wzrostu charakteryzuje się powolnym tempem, dając w tym czasie chwastom możliwość lepszego wykorzystania składników pokarmowyc
Europa 22/05/2016
Polonia: Potato imports currently preferred over domestic produce
At the moment, Polish customers are turning away from domestic potatoes and choosing those of foreign origin, as reported by the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics.
Europa 22/05/2016
EEUU: Potato plants trigger aboveground defenses in response to tuber attacks
Potato plants boost the chemical defenses in their leaves when Guatemalan tuber moth larvae feed on their tubers, report researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI).
Europa 22/05/2016
Europa: Europatats Main Theme for 2016n,Adapting Business to Change and Uncertainty
This year’s Europatat congress takes place in Brussels, on June 1-2 and is organized in conjunction with Freshfel, the European Fresh Produce Association. The main theme of the event is “Adapting Business to Change and Uncertainty”.
Europa 22/05/2016
Alemania: McCain Foods fined $1m for safety failings
In August 2014, a McCain Foods (GB) employee in Whittlesey, near Peterborough, nearly lost his arm after it became entangled in machinery. As a result, the company has now been fined £800,000 (1.15 million USD) for safety failings.
Europa 22/05/2016
Alemania: Kartoffeln als zweites Standbein
ELISABETHGRODEN Besonders arbeitsintensive Wochen liegen hinter Landwirt Ingo Schild in Elisabethgroden. Die hat er mit seinem zweiten wirtschaftlichen Standbein neben der Schweinemast zugebracht: Dem Anbau von Kartoffeln.
Europa 22/05/2016