Agronomy

Agronomy

PEI Potato Producers Building Soil Health Through Crop Rotation

An area of increased attention for agricultural research and changes in production practices globally is soil health. Through new technology and a better understanding...

Rwanda’s Eastern Province has potential for potato seed production

Experts in potato breeding and research have identified Rwanda's Eastern Province as a potential alternative for clean potato seed production. Researchers sought for an alternative...

Updated organic potato production guide available

Cornell University has released an updated version of its guide for organic potato production. The 2016 Organic Production and IPM Guide for Potatoes provides an outline...

Hybrid breeding technology protects potato from fungus

In a hidden experimental field in Wageningen, the Netherlands, surrounded by tall maize plants, there are several smaller plots with potato plants. In some...

Fast-Tracking Extreme Resistance

Researchers are developing new markers for much more efficient selection of PVY-immune potato lines. A key tool in the arsenal for controlling potato virus Y...

Dutch company develops new blight-resistant potato

The Dutch company Solynta has developed a potato variety that is resistant to late blight (Phytophthora infestans). As a result, it could greatly reduce...

PEI Potato Producers Building Soil Health Through Crop Rotation

An area of increased attention for agricultural research and changes in production practices globally is soil health. Through new technology and a better understanding...

Rwanda’s Eastern Province has potential for potato seed production

Experts in potato breeding and research have identified Rwanda's Eastern Province as a potential alternative for clean potato seed production. Researchers sought for an alternative...

Updated organic potato production guide available

Cornell University has released an updated version of its guide for organic potato production. The 2016 Organic Production and IPM Guide for Potatoes provides an outline...

Hybrid breeding technology protects potato from fungus

In a hidden experimental field in Wageningen, the Netherlands, surrounded by tall maize plants, there are several smaller plots with potato plants. In some...

Fast-Tracking Extreme Resistance

Researchers are developing new markers for much more efficient selection of PVY-immune potato lines. A key tool in the arsenal for controlling potato virus Y...

Dutch company develops new blight-resistant potato

The Dutch company Solynta has developed a potato variety that is resistant to late blight (Phytophthora infestans). As a result, it could greatly reduce...