Wageningen University & Research

September 23, 2020 | Articles

Still a lot to be tested when cultivating potatoes with the strip cultivation method

Recently, partners of Wageningen Potato Centre (WPC) visited the Dutch experimental garden for Agro-ecology and technology in Lelystad. There they were introduced to the first experiences that researchers have gained with the strip cultivation method for potatoes. These are still at an early stage, as it turns out, and there is still a lot to…

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 21, 2018 | Articles

Computer models give new insight into sustainable phytophthora control

Wageningen University & Research recently started using computer models to make the Phytophthora infestans potato blight controllable in a sustainable way. Francine Pacilly recently obtained her doctorate with a thesis on this socially-relevant method of working. Her research provides important insights for potato growers, breeders, seed potato traders, retailers and government authorities. Resistant varieties can…

September 19, 2018 | Articles

Plant breeding techniques in a new era

Scientists from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have published a booklet about Plant Breeding Techniques under the English title ‘Plant breeding techniques in a new era’. In their concise publication, they discuss various aspects of plant breeding techniques that can also be used in potato cultivation, for example, in genome processing.

July 11, 2017 | Articles

More or less precision farming?

This question was not literally asked at the ‘Land for Farming’ Precision Farming Conference on 15 December 2016, but it could have been. There were some critical voices. What should I do with all that data about my crops? Are they accurate enough? My advisors don’t know this either. Am I not giving my customers…

July 11, 2017 | Articles

The potato as a healthy vegetable on your plate, spread the word!

Is the potato on your plate just a source of carbohydrates? And a part of our diet which is supposed to make us fat? Many modern diet gurus are making the consumer believe this and like to ban the potato from our daily diet. However, as you and I know, the potato is not as…