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Nordany Inc. is Searching for Canadian Sweet Potatoes

One Quebec company, Nordany Inc., is looking to give Canadians more options for growing sweet potatoes. Every week Ricky Roberge would find himself importing 35...

Researchers Create Potato Super Pangenome

A group of researchers at McGill University have created a potato super pan genome to identify genetic traits to breed better potatoes, an Aug....

Gene Discovery Leads to Faster Potato Breeding

New research from Wageningen University and Research has found the self-compatibility gene of diploid potatoes, Sli gene, in tetraploid potato varieties, an Aug. 24...

New Book Looks into Impact of Hybrid Potatoes

A new book titled "Impact of hybrid potato: the future of hybrid potato from a systems perspective" is taking a closer look at the...

Finding the Bad Genes to Breed Better Potatoes

Researchers have been able to predict the presence of over 350,000 harmful gene variants that are restricting effective potato breeding, a May 11 news...

The Future of Minituber Production in Ontario

Changes to minituber production in Ontario, has the potato industry looking at their options. Minitubers are the first step in seed potato production. They are...

Nordany Inc. is Searching for Canadian Sweet Potatoes

One Quebec company, Nordany Inc., is looking to give Canadians more options for growing sweet potatoes. Every week Ricky Roberge would find himself importing 35...

Researchers Create Potato Super Pangenome

A group of researchers at McGill University have created a potato super pan genome to identify genetic traits to breed better potatoes, an Aug....

Gene Discovery Leads to Faster Potato Breeding

New research from Wageningen University and Research has found the self-compatibility gene of diploid potatoes, Sli gene, in tetraploid potato varieties, an Aug. 24...

New Book Looks into Impact of Hybrid Potatoes

A new book titled "Impact of hybrid potato: the future of hybrid potato from a systems perspective" is taking a closer look at the...

Finding the Bad Genes to Breed Better Potatoes

Researchers have been able to predict the presence of over 350,000 harmful gene variants that are restricting effective potato breeding, a May 11 news...

The Future of Minituber Production in Ontario

Changes to minituber production in Ontario, has the potato industry looking at their options. Minitubers are the first step in seed potato production. They are...