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June 7, 2015
The quest to engineer the perfect potato - Researchers in the United Kingdom aim for a new commercial potato that resists many of the worst vulnerabilities of potato crops around the world (MIT Technology Review)
March 11, 2015
New research from Iowa State University economist finds U.S. consumers willing to spend more for biotech potato products
February 13, 2015
World crop diversity survives from peri-urban to remote rural locations
January 19, 2015
New commercial potato bruises less, could reduce food waste (National Geographic)
January 2, 2015
United Kingdom - Finlay Dale’s career successes firmly rooted in passion for potatoes (The Courier)
December 2, 2014
La pomme de terre : pilier de la sécurité alimentaire (Le Matin)
Return of potatoes from CIP to Andean farmers proves critical for climate adaptation
November 21, 2014
Brave new potato (The Innovation Files)
September 26, 2014
New potato seeds could spark revolution (The Western Producer)
September 23, 2014
Tomato and potato plant breeder Tom Wagner brings variety to your garden, plate (HeraldNet)
August 12, 2014
Infographic: 9 plant diseases that threaten your favorite foods–and how GM can help (Genetic Literacy Project)
June 18, 2014
Simplot's GMO potato plan advances - The Boise agribusiness says that its Innate spuds reduce waste, but farmers might struggle to sell them (The Idaho Statesman)
April 26, 2014
Sowing the seeds of giving farmers more say (Winnipeg Free Press)
April 11, 2014
Consumer Perceptions and Knowledge of Genetically Modified Organisms in Belgium: A Case Study of the Potato Event
February 17, 2014
New strain of British genetically modified potato appears immune to the devastating fungus responsible for the great Irish famine of 1845 (Herald Scotland)
February 3, 2014
Potatoes could step up performance under climate change pressure La posibilidad de rendimientos más altos de patatas como resultado del cambio climático
January 13, 2014
Bayer CropScience reveals insights into U.S. potato industry’s top needs for 2014 during Potato Expo - Survey uncovers potato industry predictions and needs for the new year
December 18, 2013
Hope rises for global food security as world’s largest agricultural research partnership marks major milestone: doubles funding to $1 billion in five years - Fruits of new investments in CGIAR could include big boost in rice production for Asia, sustainable irrigation for millions of parched farms in Africa, and dramatic drop in forest destruction tied to agriculture
October 16, 2013
Spuds most sustainable crop: UK study
July 29, 2013
GMOs may feed the world using fewer pesticides (PBS)
June 11, 2013
Netherlands - "Ample freedom of choice: growers can easily switch seed suppliers" - No monopolisation in the Dutch plant breeding industry (Fresh Plaza)
May 24, 2013
New research shows that potatoes provide one of the best nutritional values per penny
May 21, 2013
“Whodunnit” of Irish potato famine solved - An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-nineteenth century Das Herbarium als Geschichtsbuch – dem Erreger der Kartoffelfäule auf der Spur - Molekularbiologen rekonstruieren die historische Verbreitung des Kartoffelfäule-Erregers aus Herbar-Belegen
May 20, 2013
Do potatoes grow on vines? A review of the wild relatives of some favorite food plants (Plant Science)
May 18, 2013
Potato may help feed Ethiopia in era of climate change (PhysOrg)
March 27, 2013
Ningún riesgo encontrado en 20 años de estudios continuados de OMGs
March 14, 2013
Unitd Kingdom - GM a key topic at launch of horticulture partnership (Farmers Guardian)
February 7, 2013
Scientists identify genetic mechanism that contributed to Irish famine - Research by UC Riverside plant pathologists is the first to show that RNA silencing regulates plant defense against the notorious Phytophthora pathogens
January 31, 2013
GM potatoes likely to return, says University of Idaho Joseph Guenthner (Capital Press)
January 28, 2013
Food self-sufficiency no longer option for China (South China Morning Post)
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