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September 23, 2020 | Articles

More precision in potato production; potato haulm killing

Precision agriculture is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops. In this series I look at precision agriculture applications in potato crops from a Dutch perspective (see Potato Research paper in references). Let us have a look at variable rate application of potato haulm killing…

September 23, 2020 | Articles

‘In ten to fifteen years’ time, the whole variety package will have been turned upside down’

‘In breeding work, the standards are set higher and higher and the development of varieties is getting faster and faster. This means that in ten to fifteen years’ time, the whole variety package will have been turned upside down. As a result, a variety such as Spunta will also be minimised over this period’, says…

June 03, 2020 | Articles

More precision in potato production, but how?

Precision agriculture is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops. It has the promise to produce more with less and better, giving benefit to potato farmers, potato value chains and society. But adoption is slower than expected. In this series I look at the state…

March 11, 2020 | Articles

Potato genome almost deciphered

Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the Solynta company have published the most complete genome sequence for potatoes ever. What is unique is that the scientists make both the sequence and the plant material (under certain conditions) available for research. In the future, for example, this knowledge may result in a potato that…

November 20, 2019 | Articles

The E of Environment

The recently published Potato Handbook, written by Professor Anton Haverkort, covers in around six hundred pages all conceivable aspects that relate to the potato. Never before has a unique and complete reference book about the nutritious tuber been published, intended for everyone in the world who works with the potato in any way whatsoever and/or…

November 20, 2019 | Articles

Brits are looking for new Phytophthora resistances

Plant scientists from the British University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute are looking for new Phytophthora resistances to produce robust potato varieties. Recently, chief scientist Dr Ingo Hein received additional funding of £626,000 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).