UK ploughs $5 million into potato farming
THE British government has invested US$5 million in potato farming in Northern Province to boost agriculture production in the region and contribute to the country’s economic diversification programme.
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China plans to grow potatoes on the moon
The most famous potato-growing effort in space is a fictional one, by Matt Damon's character Mark Watney in the film The Martian. But now China has announced that it will grow extra-terrestrial potatoes
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Historic late blight outbreaks caused by a widespread dominant lineage of phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary
<p>Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, the causal agent of potato late blight, was responsible for the Irish potato famine of the 1840s. Initial disease outbreaks occurred in the US in 1843, two years
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Mexican judge bans import of fresh potatoes from United States
A Mexican federal judge banned the entry of fresh potatoes from the United States amid concerns that pests they contain may damage the environment, Mexico's Federal Judicial Council (CJF) said on Tuesday.
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Uganda: Naro Institute Develops New Irish Potato Variety to Curb Late Blight
Kachwekano Zonal Agriculture Research Institute (KZARDI), which is under Naro, has produced a disease-resistant Irish potato variety via biotechnology to enable high yields for food security and income
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Potato intake and incidence of hypertension: results from three prospective US cohort studies
<p>The objective of the study was to determine whether higher intake of baked or boiled potatoes, French fries, or potato chips is associated with incidence of hypertension.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2351"
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Scientists advance disease resistance in 3 of world's most important crops
Evanston, IL - Today's advanced online publication of the journal Nature Biotechnology carries three important papers on crop disease resistance. They report the isolation of novel disease resistance genes
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Genetically modified potato likely to be released this year
The government plans to release genetically modified (GM) potato, reportedly capable of resisting late blight disease, during the upcoming season. “We are planning to apply for the approval for releasing
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NASA to simulate growing potatoes on Mars in Peru
That's the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they're fit to grow on Mars. NASA, the US space agency,
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Uganda: Scientists Make Breakthrough in Blight-Resistant Irish Potatoes
National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) is in the process of breeding Irish Potato varieties that are resistant to late blight, a fungal disease ravaging the crop in farmers' fields across the