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SCOTTISH POTATO GROWERS ASKED TO SHARE SOIL SAMPLES …

SCIENTISTS at The James Hutton Institute are leading a nationwide soil sampling campaign to help major European project, ECHO, to collect a total of 16,500 samples across Europe.

LEACHING OF LOWER-FOCUS NUTRIENT NEEDS ATTENTION BY POTATO GROWERS

AS most potato growers will already know, some nutrients have higher mobility levels within soils than others, meaning they are at a greater risk of leaching out of soils (or…

‘POTATO INDUSTRY MUST DRIVE INNOVATION’

IN order to be profitable and sustainable, the potato industry must drive innovation, attract talent, and use data to drive decision-making for better resilience, leading industry voices agree at the…

5M HECTARES USED FOR POTATO CULTIVATION

FIVE million hectares are used today to cultivate around 100 million metric tons of potatoes in China, which is acknowledged as the world's foremost potato producer.

FERTILISING POTATOES COULD BECOME EASIER AND LESS COSTLY IF GENETIC WORK PAYS OFF

A GENE that controls when potato plants form their tubers also limits nitrogen uptake, scientists have discovered.

WAR-TIME MINISTRY ADVOCATED THE VIRTUES OF POTATOES

A WAR-TIME advert from local newspaper, the Stamford Mercury, was recently discovered in which potatoes were highlighted as playing a key role in the war.

FINDING NEMO: HOW HYBRID POTATO IS GROWING IN POPULARITY

A HYBRID potato named after cartoon fish Nemo is in high demand, according to retailer Tesco.

POTATO-GROWN PROTEIN COULD BECOME A BAKING GAME-CHANGER

EGG protein grown in potatoes could pave the way for a new era in baking applications.

HARNESSING POTATO PLANT ODORS TO REVOLUNTIONISE SUSTAINABLE GROWING

STUDY explores how volatile organic compounds (VOCs) enhance potato plant defense and offer sustainable pest control solutions.

ELMS CRITICAL TO SURVIVAL OF POTATO GROWERS, SURVEY SUGGESTS

A NUMBER of British potato growers have taken part in a survey carried out by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) in the lead-up to the national Budget, which…

SCOTTISH POTATO GROWERS ASKED TO SHARE SOIL SAMPLES …

LEACHING OF LOWER-FOCUS NUTRIENT NEEDS ATTENTION BY POTATO GROWERS

‘POTATO INDUSTRY MUST DRIVE INNOVATION’

5M HECTARES USED FOR POTATO CULTIVATION

FERTILISING POTATOES COULD BECOME EASIER AND LESS COSTLY IF GENETIC WORK PAYS OFF

WAR-TIME MINISTRY ADVOCATED THE VIRTUES OF POTATOES

FINDING NEMO: HOW HYBRID POTATO IS GROWING IN POPULARITY

POTATO-GROWN PROTEIN COULD BECOME A BAKING GAME-CHANGER

HARNESSING POTATO PLANT ODORS TO REVOLUNTIONISE SUSTAINABLE GROWING

ELMS CRITICAL TO SURVIVAL OF POTATO GROWERS, SURVEY SUGGESTS

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