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Plant Pigments Giving Vegetables Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Betalains are pigments responsible for the colour in some fruits and vegetables, red-violet (betacyanin) or yellow (betaxanthin). They are naturally occurring in fruits and...

How Much Does Wildfire Smoke Affect Growing Potatoes?

A University of Idaho study investigated if wildfire smoke is impacting the quality of processing potatoes. As wildfire smoke seemed to linger for longer and...

New Method Discovered to Make Sweet Potato Flour

Researchers have found a new method to turn sweet potatoes into gluten-free flours that are packed with antioxidants and perfect for thickening or baking,...

U of M Receives Funds to Updated Facilities for Potato Research

The federal and provincial governments are giving $98,970 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to the University of Manitoba to upgrade its horticulture storage facility for...

Scientists Reveal PCN Resistant Potato Varieties

Scientists revealed results from a farm trial which investigated potato varieties resistant to potato cyst nematodes (PCN) at the James Hutton Institute (JHI) in Invergowrie,...

Lobster Shells May Fight Off Soil-borne Potato Pathogens

A group of scientists at the University of Maine (UMaine) are looking into if lobster shells can cultivate beneficial microbial communities to ward off...

Plant Pigments Giving Vegetables Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Betalains are pigments responsible for the colour in some fruits and vegetables, red-violet (betacyanin) or yellow (betaxanthin). They are naturally occurring in fruits and...

How Much Does Wildfire Smoke Affect Growing Potatoes?

A University of Idaho study investigated if wildfire smoke is impacting the quality of processing potatoes. As wildfire smoke seemed to linger for longer and...

New Method Discovered to Make Sweet Potato Flour

Researchers have found a new method to turn sweet potatoes into gluten-free flours that are packed with antioxidants and perfect for thickening or baking,...

U of M Receives Funds to Updated Facilities for Potato Research

The federal and provincial governments are giving $98,970 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to the University of Manitoba to upgrade its horticulture storage facility for...

Scientists Reveal PCN Resistant Potato Varieties

Scientists revealed results from a farm trial which investigated potato varieties resistant to potato cyst nematodes (PCN) at the James Hutton Institute (JHI) in Invergowrie,...

Lobster Shells May Fight Off Soil-borne Potato Pathogens

A group of scientists at the University of Maine (UMaine) are looking into if lobster shells can cultivate beneficial microbial communities to ward off...