China: Chinese university opens potato college
The Yunnan Normal University in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, announced on Wednesday 13 January that it would establish a department dedicated to potato studies.
Asia 15/01/2016
EEUU: Red potato marketing could enjoy uptick in 2016
The overall mood of several Red River Valley red potato shippers reflected substantial disappointment with low prices as 2015 shipping drew to a close. However, streaks of optimism simmered based on several points.
Norte Am. 15/01/2016
Australia: Late blight warning for Aussie potato growers
Dr David Cooke, an expert on late blight at the James Hutton Institute in Scotland, tested nearly 100 Australian samples provided by Dr Dorf de Boer of the Victorian Government Sector for AgribioSciences and found no new aggressive strains of late.
Oceania 15/01/2016
Pakistán: Punjab expects record 3.7m ton potato crop
Punjab grows 90 percent of Pakistan’s potato crop and this season a bumper yield of 3.71 million tons is expected. According to an official of Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFSR), this can fetch a record foreign exchange.
Asia 15/01/2016
EEUU: FDA gives its OK to genetically engineered potato
BOISE, Idaho — A potato genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine is as safe as any other potato on the market, the Food and Drug Administration says.
Norte Am. 15/01/2016
General: Te veel aardappelen geeft meer kans op zwangerschapsdiabetes
Vrouwen die te veel aardappelen eten voordat ze zwanger zijn, hebben meer kans op zwangerschapsdiabetes dan vrouwen die geen tot weinig aardappelen eten, blijkt uit onderzoek van Amerikaanse wetenschappers.
Europa 15/01/2016
General: Peut-on vraiment cultiver des pommes de terre sur la planète Mars
Est-ce l’effet du film "Seul sur Mars" ? Quoi qu’il en soit, la Nasa lance une étude sur la question avec le Centre international de la pomme de terre.
Europa 15/01/2016
General: Diabète de grossesse attention à l’excès de pommes de terre
La consommation importante de pommes de terre avant une grossesse pourrait augmenter le risque de développer un diabète gestationnel.
Europa 15/01/2016