July 08
Texas AgriLife Research
helps potato chip industry with zebra chip disease
Bayer CropScience
introduces new Rely 200 herbicide for potatoes in the U.S.
Cyst nematodes on potato in
the Chelyabinsk region of Russia
First publicly funded GM
crop enters safety approval process for general use in South Africa
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Glycogen phosphorylase use for production of potato plants
with increased starch levels
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 74 new plant varieties
June 08
Drought tolerance in potatoes:
hunting for drought tolerance genes in ancient Andean landraces
University of
Idaho scientists evaluate potato varieties for performance
in organic systems
May 08
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Directive D-06-04
"Seed Potato Quality Management Program (SPQMP)" has been
revised
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments:
la directive
D-06-04 "Programme de gestion de la qualité des pommes de terre
de semence (PGQPTS)" a été révisée
Potato benefits
from silicon supply
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 21 new plant varieties
USDA/APHIS make
changes to the area in the State of Idaho that is quarantined to
prevent the spread of potato cyst nematode
First report of
Brown rot on potato in Mauritius
United Kingdom
approves Leeds University GM potato trial
Syngenta Crop
Protection renews valued disease hotline sponsorships to
bring blight hotlines to North American potato growers in
2008
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture
announce revised guidelines for the movement of seed
potatoes between Canada and the United States
L’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments et le
département de l’agriculture des États-Unis annoncent de
nouvelles lignes directrices sur le commerce des pommes de
terre de semence entre le Canada et les États-Unis
April 08
Warning over
virulent strain of late blight on potato in Scotland
University of
Idaho Extension website helps Idaho’s potato growers
navigate good agricultural practices audits
BASF calls on
EU Commissioner Dimas to approve Amflora
BASF fordert EU-Kommissar Dimas zur Genehmigung von
Amflora auf
Bayer
CropScience at the 3rd Late blight Conference in Beijing,
China - Phytophthora infestans: A pathogen on the move -
Company developed new control strategies for potato growers
Three leading
potato starch producers see amylopectin starch from
genetically enhanced potatoes as a commercial opportunity
and see no reason to withhold Amflora approval
Die drei führenden Kartoffelstärkehersteller sehen für
Amylopek-tinstärke aus gentechnisch veränderten Kartoffeln
wirtschaftliches Potenzial und keinen Grund, die Genehmigung
von Amflora weiter hinauszuzögern
Alemania
aprueba los ensayos de campo con patata y azúcar modificada
genéticamente
Genetically
modified potatoes do not affect microflora in the soil
March 08
Cusco potato
conference looks to “food of the future” - Meeting of scientists
aims at honing strategies for more productive and sustainable
potato-based systems
Syngenta's Revus
Top fungicide receives U.S. federal registration - Powerful new
premix protects potatoes and tomatoes against early blight, late
blight and other tough diseases
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 10 new plant varieties
Unspecified
virus potato disease reported in Kabale district of Uganda
Les Québécois
sont dans les patates...
Amflora
potato: not this year
Innovative
active ingredient protects against fungal diseases:
Fluopicolide from Bayer CropScience receives registrations
in Japan and the United States - Launch of Reliable, Stellar
and Presidio planned for 2008
Innovativer Wirkstoff schützt vor pilzlichen Krankheiten:
Fluopicolide von Bayer CropScience erhält Zulassung in Japan
und in den USA - Markteinführung von Reliable, Stellar und
Presidio in 2008 geplant
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency:
Revised directive D-97-11 "Seed Potato Certification Program
- Requirements for the production of Pre-Elite seed potatoes
from sources other than Nuclear Stock"
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments:
Directive
D-97-11 révisée "Programme de certification des pommes de
terre de semence - Exigences concernant la production de
semences Pré-Élite obtenues à partir de sources autres que
le matériel nucléaire"
February 08
Canadian
Food Inspection Agency: Production, maintenance,
multiplication and certification of nuclear stock class seed
potatoes
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments: Production,
conservation, multiplication et certification des pommes de
terre de semence de classe matériel nucléaire
Teagasc –
50 years of research
Successful
introduction of virus testing into the seed potato
certification schemes of Western Australia
Potato
Amflora: BASF expects green light from EU Commission
Amflora: BASF erwartet grünes Licht von EU-Kommission
IFA/Teagasc
National Potato Conference and Trade Show 2008 highlights
nutritional value of spuds
Potato
diseases in West Bengal, India
KWS und van
Rijn gründen internationales Joint Venture für Züchtung,
Produktion und Vertrieb von Pflanzkartoffeln
Kiwa
Bio-Tech Products Group discusses cooperative efforts with
Canadian Ag Ministry and Canadian company
January 08
USDA/ARS scientists settle the
debate on the origine of the potato
Científicos
del ARS resuelven el debate sobre los orígenes de la papa
Viruses on
potatoes in Scotland
Using DNA,
scientists hunt for the roots of the modern potato
Global Seed
Vault in the Arctic will keep potatoes and sweet potatoes
Red
latinoamericana de la papa ayudará a agricultores
Latin American 'potato network' to aid poor farmers
Papua New
Guinea's potato industry expected to bounce back from potato
late blight disease
Transgenic
potatoes with multiple stress tolerance
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
- Control of potato cyst-nematodes with minimised environmental
impact
- Potato plant AV43-6-G7 with reduced amylose content
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency approves Syngenta's Endigo
insecticide for use in potatoes
Fungal
diseases on potato in Bangladesh
December 07
Golden cyst
nematode on potato in Canada - USA, Mexico response
Late blight on
patato in Punjab and West Bengal, India
BASF expects
European Union approval of Amflora potato within weeks
Brasil:
Produtores
discutem licenciamento para nova variedade de batata
New strains of
late blight on potato in the United Kingdom
Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Application for the release into environment of
genetically modified potatoes with altered starch metabolism
or with improved resistance to Phytophthora infestans under
simplified procedure (2008 - 2012)
- Testing of genetic modified potato plants for late blight
resistance.
- Application for the release into the environment of
potatoes with altered starch composition (II) according to
the Genetically Modified Organisms Decree
- Potato with improved resistance to Phytophthora infestans
November 07
New Zealand’s
potato growers invest in future capability
New research to
decode the genetic secrets of potato cyst nematode
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency investigation ongoing to verify a possible
potato cyst presence in Northern Alberta
L’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments mène une
enquête de vérification de la présence possible du nématode à
kyste de la pomme de terre (NKPT) dans le nord de l’Alberta
Combined U.S.
fall potatoes and Canadian potatoes up 1 percent
Golden cyst
nematode on potato in Alberta, Canada
Potato species reexamined:
revamping relationships among cultivated potatoes
Reevaluando
la relación entre las papas cultivadas
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 29 new plant varieties
Late blight on
potato in Punjab, India
Christchurch, New Zealand to host the 7th International
World Potato Congress March 2009
New test
can curb losses of potatoes in storage
New
research to help fight widespread potato disease
Bacterial
ring rot on potato - Algeria ex Canada
October 07
Spread of
potato wart disease in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Researchers
build case against insect as culprit of the "zebra chip"
disorder of potatoes
Un insecto podría ser el culpable detrás de una enfermedad en
las papas
First report of
Brown rot on potato in Ireland
Canada:
Seed Potato
Quality Management Program directive now available on the
Web
Directive "Programme de gestion de la qualité des pommes de
terre de semence" accessible sur le Web
First report
of Potato spindle tuber viroid in tomato in Belgium
September 07
Seed Potato
Program - Certification of Garden Potato Varieties in Canada
Programme des pommes de terre de semence - Certification des
variétés de pommes de terre potagères au Canada
Seed Potato
Program - Certification of Garden Potato Varieties in Canada"
has been revised
Programme des pommes de terre de semence - Certification des
variétés de pommes de terre potagères au Canada" a été révisée
Willem Schrage
joins North Dakota State Seed Department as director of potato
programs
Deutsche
Kartoffelernte 2007: Günstige Preise für Verbraucher bei
überdurchschnittlichen Erträgen
AUSVEG and
the Potato Processors Association of Australian to work
together to enhance the potato industry’s future
University
of Idaho research arms potato growers with new control for
wily wireworms
Regent
insecticide from BASF registered for wireworm control in
potatoes
GM
potatoes with improved freezing tolerance
U.S. Federal Register:
Potato
cyst nematode - Quarantine and regulations
Potatoes
chock full of phytochemicals
Patatas llenas de fitoquímicos
August 07
India's
Central Potato Research Institute releases two new potato
varieties
Scientists seek
new ways to control potato pests
Científicos buscan nuevos métodos para controlar las plagas
de patata
India's Central
Potato Research Institute releases two new potato varieties
Deliberate releases and placing on the
EU market of GM organisms:
-
Potato plants with reduced amylose content
New resources
from Michigan State University help growers identify and control
potato diseases
First reports
of Columnea latent viroid and tomato chlorotic dwarf
viroid in the United Kingdom
July 07
Transgenic
potatoes will not be released by the International Potato Center
in the Andean countries
Fungal diseases on
cucumber and potato in Ontario and Prince Edward Island, Canada
Late blight,
potato and vegetable fungal diseases - Europe
USDA announces
additional funding for potato cyst nematode eradication
June 07
Potato
thieves prove positive selection a success in Kenya
Pale cyst
nematode and wart disease on potato - USA
European Union
Council of Ministers postpones decision on commercial
cultivation of the genetically optimized starch potato
Amflora
Europäischer Ministerrat
vertagt Entscheidung über kommerziellen Anbau der
gentechnisch optimierten Stärkekartoffel Amflora
USDA/ARS
scientists and cooperators identify pale potato cyst
nematode in eastern Idaho
Científicos del ARS y colaboradores identifican una plaga
de la papa
Exciting new
disease resistant potato varieties for organic farms in
Ireland
Potato wart
seen as risk to potato production
EU Commission
to decide on Amflora
Alturas potato
soars to Idaho's top five
Las patatas 'Alturas' están entre las más cultivadas en
Idaho
New potato with
purple flesh and skin for better health
Europese
landbouwministers eens over bestrijding aardappelmoeheid
North Dakota
State University potato blight line now open
Infinito
Kartoffelfungizide von Bayer CropScience erhält beste
Gesamtbewertung beim EuroBlight Workshop
Bayer CropScience's potato fungicide Infinito receives
best combined rating at the EuroBlight workshop
May 07
Caractéristiques-clés des variétés de pommes de terre pour
l’adaptation à l’agriculture biologique
Zebra chip
disease, potato - USA: research
Transgenic
potato varieties developed by the University of Wisconsin
are resistant to natural infestation of the Indonesian race
of Phytophthora infestans
Gentechnisch veränderte
“Amflora”-Kartoffeln von
BASF Plant Science
dürfen in Deutschland
unter
Sicherheitsauflagen
freigesetzt werden
Large-scale
trial of GM potatoes in Germany approved
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency amends import requirements for seed
potatoes and other potato propagative material to reflect
the occurrence of pale cyst nematode in Idaho
L'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments modifie les
exigences en matière d'importation de pommes de terre de
semence ou autre matériel de multiplication de pomme de
terre pour refléter la présence du nématode à kystes pâles
dans l'État de Idaho
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 18 new plant varieties
Second site
approved in the U.K. for BASF's GM potato trials
Scientists pit
fungus against potato pest
Científicos usan un hongo contra una plaga de patata
Scientists create a new technique
to combat Streptomyces scabies, scourge of potato crops
Deutsches
Kartoffelpflanzgut auf dem Weg in die Mongolei
Defra approves a
second site for GM potato trials
Scientists create a new technique
to combat Streptomyces scabies, scourge of potato crops
Trial shipment
of Western Australian seed potato to help boost market
interest in Thailand
Late blight on
potato - India, United Kingdom
April 07
La "Patata
d'Oro": una nuova fonte di beta-carotene. Aiuterà a
combattere la carenza di vitamina A che causa la cecità nei
Paesi poveri del mondo
Metabolic Engineering of Potato Carotenoid Content through
Tuber-Specific Overexpression of a Bacterial Mini-Pathway
Streptomyces
common scab on potato, USA
Gentechnisch
veränderte Kartoffeln auf den Freilandflächen des
Max-Planck-Instituts für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie
Recovery of 4
novel Potato spindle tuber viroid sequence variants from
Russian seed potatoes
U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture announces additional funding to eradicate
potato cyst nematode
Mexico reopens
its market to Idaho potatoes
En busca de la
patata perfecta - Científicos de EEUU emplean la
biotecnología para crear tubérculos más sabrosos y
resistentes a magulladuras
March 07
CALS-ARS
collaboration strengthens agricultural science for Idahoans
U.S.
Department of Agriculture and Canadian Food Inspection
Agency begin implementation of additional potato
surveillance measures
February 07
Allan
Parker appointed President & CEO, World Potato Congress Inc.
University
of Idaho's new crop releases to increase yields, aid human,
environmental health
Syngenta's
Ridomil Gold SL receives registration for use in California
Zebra chip
affecting tubers used to make potato chips
Toets- en
meldplicht voor kuipplanten engelentrompet en klimmende
nachtschade
Growing
potatoes in mid-air
January 07
Volunteer
potatoes pose daunting threat to sugarbeet crops, University
of Idaho weed scientist finds
Bayer
CropScience launches potato fungicide Infinito in Poland,
Germany and Austria
Bayer CropScience startet
Markteinführung von Infinito in Polen, Deutschland und
Österreich
Potato
Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTVd) in kuipplanten van Solanum
jasminoides en Brugmansia in Nederland
Alturas potato soars to top
five in Idaho
A los
cultivadores les gusta la patata Alturas
Plantenziektenkundige Dienst treft bruinrot aan in partij
TBM-pootgoed en consumptieaardappelen
En busca de
la patata perfecta
U.S. Federal Register:
Potato
Research and Promotion Plan; Section 610 Review
'Insulted'
Andean farmers pick GM potato fight with multinational
Syngenta
December 06
Opheffing
vervoersverbod kuipplanten Engelentrompet en Klimmende
nachtschade
Record warm winter is
double-whammy for potato sprouting risk
Deliberate release into the E.U.
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the
market:
-
Release of genetically
modified potatoes with an altered starch composition
-
Notification
for the release into the environment of genetically modified
potatoes with improved resistance to Phytophthora infestans
(2007 – 2011)
University of
Idaho offers new publication on storing Alturas potatoes
Weed implicated in potato blight
persistence
Una mala hierba
es identificada como un huésped del tizón tardío de la papa
Committee
delivers no opinion on European Commission proposal to place on
the market a GM starch potato
Increasing
potato production in Afghanistan
Tri-state
(Idaho, Oregon ,Washington) potato program releases three new
varieties this winter
EuropaBio background briefing on GM starch potato (Amflora -
EH92-527-1)
Germany votes in favor of the
genetically optimized starch potato Amflora
Deutschland stimmt für die Stärkekartoffel Amflora
U.K. Department
of Ag approves GM potato research trials
November 06
Cultivation of
GM potato in the EU - A near possibility
Plantenziektenkundige Dienst neemt maatregelen tegen
verspreiding viroïde in kuipplanten
Ireland hosts
international potato conference
Potatoes
developed for new markets
ISB News Report
- Searching for unintended compositional changes in GE potatoes
October 06
Crise du
nématode doré dans la pomme de terre - Les producteurs de la
région de Saint-Amable au Québec lancent un cri de détresse au
ministre fédéral du Canada
DAFWA virus
testing benefits potato industry in Western Australia
Instituições e
cadeia produtiva juntas no melhoramento genético de batata
Luxan launches
Storage Treatment And Residues initiative
Kuipplanten
besmet met aardappelspindelknolviroïde
University of
Idaho Extension releases two publications on crop disease
management
Regulated area
established to control the spread of golden nematode in Quebec
Établissement d'une zone réglementée pour lutter contre
l'infestation du nématode doré au Québec
U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s APHIS and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
establish protocol for potato cyst nematodes detection and
response
September 06
Deutsche
Kartoffelernte 2006: Niedrige Erträge – feste Erzeugerpreise
Deliberate release into the E.U.
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the market:
Notification
for the release into the environment of genetically modified
potatoes with improved resistance to Phytophthora infestans
(2007 - 2011)Pale potato
cyst nematode, USA - Quarantine measures
PotatoEurope
für Kartoffelprofis - Europäische Kartoffeltage fanden in
Deutschland statt
Increasing
potato production in Afghanistan
Bayer
CropScience introduces innovative chemistry to protect potato
crops
August 06
Syngenta
launches CruiserMaxx potato seed treatment
La
hora de la patata transgénica en Perú
Insect virus
could spell doom for potato pest
Un virus de insectos podría controlar una plaga de papas
Agricultural
Biotechnology Council welcomes BASF announcement of intention to
conduct GM field trials in the UK
United States
Department of Agriculture announces $13 million for potato cyst
nematode survey
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency:
Canada’s
protocols for potato cyst nematode sampling and detection
Protocoles canadiens d’échantillonnage et de détection du
nématode à kyste de la pomme de terre
Potential
adoption and management of insect-resistant potato in Peru, and
implications for genetically engineered potato
New
addition dedicated at USDA grains, potato research laboratory
Añadidura
dedicada en laboratorio de investigación de granos y papas
Canadian Food
Inspection agency confirms detection of golden nematode, a
potato pest, in Quebec
L’Agence
canadienne d’inspection des aliments confirme la présence au
Québec du nématode doré, un ravageur de la pomme de terre
Premium potatoes
just got better: Blazer Russet potato wins top reviews
Una nueva papa superior: La papa 'Blazer Russet' recibe
críticas excelentes
Rohstoff für die
Produktion von Pommes frites ist knapp
Second report of
pale cyst nematode on potato in the USA
July 06
Study explores gene
changes brought by virus in potato
Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada helps launch Potato Innovation Network
Agriculture et
Agroalimentaire Canada aide à lancer le réseau d'innovation pour
l'industrie de la pomme de terre
Sainsbury
Laboratory hires Professor Sophien Kamoun, world expert in
potato late blight
Nouveautés des
éditions ARVALIS - Institut du Végétal
-
Protection des
pommes de terre 2006
Potato blight
pathogenicity explained by genome plasticity - 'Adjustable'
genes are essential for inducing infection in potato plants
June 06
All eyes on
potatoes in 2008
USDA/APHIS confirms
presence of potato cyst nematode in a single eastern Idaho field
- Scientists
confirm potato cyst nematode in an eastern Idaho field
Dutch government
supports GM crop research
University of Idaho
potato rotation research now includes organics
May 06
France:
Protection des
pommes de terre: Lutte contre les maladies, les ravageurs, les
mauvaises herbes et la germination 2006
2006 World Potato
Congress award winners announced
Deutschland:
Beschreibende Sortenliste
Kartoffeln 2006
Potato blight
hotlines keep U.S. growers prepared
Improving
conservation in potato fields
Mejorando la conservación en los campos de patatas
Apropos
Umweltschutz: Mit Heizöl gegen Gentechnik
Environmental
Protection Agency of Ireland authorizes GM potato field trials
First trangenic
potato approved in Russia as food source
April 06
Late blight on
potato in Kashmir, India
First report of
pale cyst nematode in potato, USA
Deliberate release into the E.U.
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the
market: Transgenic potato cultivation (University of Wroclaw, Poland)
March 06
Dutch Government contributes 3 million euros for sequencing of
the the first potato chromosome
Selection of
potato lines resistant to multiple pathogens
Late blight of
potatoes - Alaska, Bangladesh
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 23 new plant varieties
Kitchen meets farm in fight
against late blight
La lucha contra
el tizón tardío
New rate structure
for Syngenta's Cruiser seed treatment insecticide provides
increased flexibility
Deliberate release into the E.U.
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the
market:
February 06
European Food Safety Authority:
-
Opinion of the
GMO Panel on an application (Reference EFSA-GMO-UK-2005-14) for
the placing on the market of genetically modified potato
EH92-527-1 with altered starch composition, for production of
starch and food/feed uses, under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
from BASF Plant Science
-
Opinion of the
GMO Panel related to the notification (Reference C/SE/96/3501)
for the placing on the market of genetically modified potato
EH92-527-1 with altered starch composition, for cultivation and
production of starch, under Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC from
BASF Plant Science
First report of
a defect of processing potatoes in Texas and Nebraska associated
with a new phytoplasma
Deliberate release into the E.U.
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the
market:
Japan
conditionally lifts ban on import of fresh U.S. potatoes
Idaho seed potato growers evaluate
winter-time crop testing in geothermally heated greenhouse close
to home
Deliberate release into the E.U.
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the
market:
USDA/ARS -
University of Idaho cooperative breeding program releases new
early-developing potato variety
University of
Idaho potato scientists confirm: different varieties need
different pest-control
January 06
Saskatchewan's
Agriculture Development Fund approves 25 agriculture research
and development projects
Deliberate release into the E.U.
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the
market:
-
Notification
for the release into the environment of genetically modified
potatoes with improved resistance to Phytophthora infestans
(2006 – 2010) - Ireland - BASF Plant
- Release into
the environment of genetically modified potatoes with increased
amylose content - Czech Republic - BASF (Czech) spol. s.r.o.
- Release into
the environment of genetically modified potatoes with increased
amylopectin content - Czech Republic - BASF (Czech) spol.
s.r.o.
- Release
into the environment of genetically modified potatoes with the
change of sugar content in tubers (Vesa Velhartice and
Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences)
Potatoes with
improved resistance to late blight - Submission of field trial
notification of BASF Plant Science
Dakota Diamond
potato cultivar released by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment
Station
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