Pulse Electric Field (PEF) application for use in the potato industry 

Article provided by Indrawati Oey, PhD Professor of Food Science    Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) processing technology applies very short (microseconds) pulses of high voltage electricity … Read More

An app to smartly identify plant pests and diseases

Modern technology put to practical use for potato growers: A smartphone app developed by The James Hutton Institute in Scotland … Read More

Deciphering potential climate change impacts on potato production

Recent extreme weather events such as heat and drought, and unprecedented heavy rain have resulted in reduced bulking and encouraged … Read More

Technology to boost quality of processed potatoes

Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology has become a buzz term in the potato processing industry the past few years. This new technology is said to … Read More

Bryan Hart: Fighting the powdery scab battle

Project PT16002 is a three-year project examining if different field soils affect the development of powdery scab in potato crops … Read More

Eco-friendly potato skin packaging

It was widely reported in the media during September that Italian designers Simone Caronni, Paolo Stefano Gentile and Pietro Gaeli … Read More

Safer fries? An acrylamide solution from Norway offers hope

Acrylamide in refined food is a growing and serious concern among international health authorities. Zeracryl AS in Norway collaborated with … Read More

Managing powdery scab

By Gemma Carroll  Information sourced from Dr Calum Wilson’s article in Potatoes Australia, with his permission.  A four year research programme at the Tasmanian Institute of … Read More

Plant and food trial soil-water management

By Heather Chalmers for PNZ Improving soil and water management may assist in lifting potato yields, Plant and Food Research trials show.     Growers are … Read More

Nitrate soil testing a boon for growers

By Heather Chalmers for PNZ A test which allows growers to assess soil nitrate levels in the field in a … Read More

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