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Breeders Trust, a specialist in data processing of satellite images, together with the company Geo4A, will collect more information worldwide and with retroactive effect, about the cultivation of potato varieties and the relevant hectares involved.
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Tactical and operational decisions upon growing potatoes
Once decided to grow potatoes in the next season, a series of tactical decisions are taken by the grower before the crop is planted. The variety is chosen, the seed size, seed rate and planting pattern and the certification level of the seed bought or the use of farm saved seed.
Breeders Trust aims for more control over Farm Saved Seed use with PBR Database
Breeders Trust announces the launch of a international pilot project, called PBR Database, to get a better grip on the use of Farm Saved Seed (FSS). According to the organization, this involves both getting a better grip in terms of collecting royalties (fair compensation) as well as countering illegal use of FSS.
NEPG estimate 6 percent less potato production for 2022
Next to an estimation that global potato production 2022 in the EU-04 countries (Belgium, France, Germany and The Netherlands) will be down by 6 percent compared to last year, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) also expect a reduced area in 2023. NEPG announced this during their latest meeting on November 9, 2022.
External tuber disorders: Malformed tubers
Malformed tubers take many shapes. The deformed or misshapen tubers may be knobby, doll-like, have bottle necks like dumbbells and have a spiked rose end (pear shaped).
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