History of the potato
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The potato’s story begins about 8,000 years ago near Lake Titicaca, which sits at 3,800 m (12,500 ft) above sea … Read More
Satiety index
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Potatoes are a high satiety index food, approximately 2.5 times that of comparable carbohydrates such as rice and pasta. The … Read More
Healthy potatoes
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The New Zealand Ministry of Health Guidelines include potatoes in their recommendation of three vegetable serves per day. For good … Read More
Potatoes and sport
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Most athletes need to focus on getting enough carbohydrates into their diet. Potatoes are a great source of carbohydrate and … Read More
Gluten free
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Nutritious and delicious all fresh potatoes are naturally gluten free. With the rising awareness of gluten intolerance and celiac disease, … Read More
Busy potato research season
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Update by Jen Linton, Potato Research Manager, FAR The number of trials and sites around the country has made the … Read More
Grower talk – mesh crop covers
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Dr Charles Merfield from the BHU Future Farming Centre spoke at a Growers Talk in Lincoln on 14 March 2017. … Read More
Dickeya solani in NZ
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Both Pectobacterium atrosepticum and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum have previously been isolated from potato tubers with soft rot symptoms in … Read More
Dickeya solani biosecurity case study – USA 2015
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In 2014 and 2015, growers in many parts of the eastern United States region started to notice blackleg symptoms in … Read More