Already a subscriber? Activate your premium account
Already a subscriber? Activate your premium account
Potatoworld Magazine
Since selling the seed potato business to Stet Holland in 2016, it’s been quiet around the potato activities of the German breeding giant KWS SAAT SE. On 2 October, the company suddenly announced that it had signed a joint venture agreement with the American French-fry processing company J.R. Simplot. ‘The task of this newly established company, with the Dutch name Aardevo (Potato Evolution), is to breed and market hybrid potato varieties’, says Peter Hofmann, member of the Management Board of KWS. The company expects to introduce the first hybrid variety onto the market in 2025.
Login or create an account
You must be logged in to read the rest of this article
Not yet registered? Create a free account.
In order to continue reading we ask you to create a free account.
Many benefits attending the World Potato Congress 2024
This month, the World Potato Congress will be held in Adelaide Australia. This will be the 12th World Potato Congress event since the inception of the organization over 30 years ago, says Ellen Kouwenberg, Executive Director, World Potato Congress Inc.There are many benefits to attending the World Potato Congress. Networking opportunities build relationships and lead…
The National Potato Program and its Contribution to Potato Industry Advancement in China
The World Potato Congress Inc. is pleased to present the Webinar: The National Potato Program and its Contribution to Potato Industry Advancement in China” by Jin Liping, April 3, 2024 at 8:00 am Eastern Standard Time (USA/Canada).
Origin of novel broad resistance to late blight found in wild potato relatives
To understand the mechanisms of late blight resistance of potatoes better, researchers of Wageningen University & Research together with their colleagues in Tübingen and Norwich have taken an important step. Their research has been published in the renowned scientific journal Science.
Adapting the potato crop to climate change
Options for the potato crop to mitigate (soften) the climate change through dampening the CO2 emission associated with potato production are limited. Roughly, producing 1 ton of potato involves the production of 70–300 kg of CO2 depending on yield and inputs. Cultural practices reducing this include the reduction in the transportation of seed, fertilizers and…
Events
©2015 - 2024 Potatoworld | Webdesign and realisation COMMPRO