Plant Breeding & Variety Development

New insect-resistant and weed-tolerant sweet potato germplasm is being developed by researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...

Plant breeders across all seed sectors are getting innovative and creative to feed the globe. Whether or not the world’s population is growing exponentially or...

Dutch company Solynta has signed an agreement with FreshCrop Limited, Kenya’s largest producer of seed tuber, to collaborate on the development of hybrid true...

A look at newest potato varieties available for Canadian potato growers for the 2023 growing season. With winter in full swing across Canada, it’s time...

While three Canadian potato varieties are showing promise to reduce disease incidence internationally, they may also help back home. Peter VanderZaag is well respected in...

Researchers at the University of Idaho are working to introduce genes from a plant in the nightshade family into potatoes in order to develop...