Already a subscriber? Activate your premium account
Already a subscriber? Activate your premium account
Potatoworld Magazine
In the Westpolder, located directly on the Wadden Sea in the province of Groningen, Mansholt Veredelingsbedrijf BV successfully breeds potatoes and also grows about 65 hectares of high-quality seed potatoes annually. ‘Everything is about growing healthy potatoes’, says the current managing director Jochum Mansholt (35) in the middle of a field of potential varieties.
This is a premium item, available to subscribers only.
Already a subscriber? Log in now or activate your account here
Not a subscriber?
Easily order a subscription.
World Potato Congress officially adopts Declaration of Dublin
The World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc. announces it has officially adopted the ‘Declaration of Dublin: Fostering Potato Partnerships for Food Security’, through its mission of creating value chain networking within the global potato community.
HZPC UK acquires TLC Potatoes to strengthen market position
HZPC UK, a member of the Royal HZPC Group, recently announced the acquisition of TLC Potatoes, one of Scotland’s leading minituber producers. The potato breeding and seed potato production company describes this acquisition as a further step to strengthen its position in the market, while securing the future of HZPC’s minituber production.
Grant recognizes importance of tuber crop for African food and nutrition security
The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) recently announced it will receive a 30 million dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop modern and efficient breeding systems for root, tuber, and banana (RTB) staple crops for sub-Saharan Africa.
How chlorophyll fluorescence can play a role in potato production water management
In the process of photosynthesis, units of solar radiation (photons) penetrate the leaf, enter the chlorophyll and excite the enzymes in the rubisco. The energy subsequently is used to create energy containing adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by phosphorylating adenosine diphosphate (ADP): ADP + P + energy -> ATP.
Events
©2015 - 2023 Potatoworld | Webdesign and realisation COMMPRO