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
Latest Seed Rulebook
The New Zealand Seed Potato Certification Authority is proud to announce that the new rule-book for seed certification is now … Read More
Tamarixia Survey and Release guides
Plant & Food Research have prepared two guides for your information as a component of the Tamarixia release programme. These … Read More
TPP response
Providing tools to assist the potato industry to manage and control Tomato Potato Psyllid is the focus of several research projects being … Read More
Taking steps towards long-term late blight resistance
Globally, late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is the most destructive pathogen of potatoes, and has been identified as the cause of … Read More
The impact of seed and soil health on potato productivity.
A three-year Sustainable Farming Fund project investigated the impact of both soil physical structure and potato seed health on crop … Read More
Psyllid Research Update – Reduced Insecticide Trial & Monitoring Programme
Plant and Food research have been studying the impact of different spray regimes on Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) populations in … Read More
Potatoes New Zealand Potato and Massey University Tuber Spectral Imaging Project
The project will apply vision-processing techniques of hyperspectral video images to generate a flat surface map of each rolling tuber, … Read More
Do some potato-growing soils suppress powdery scab?
A research project in New Zealand is determining if different field soils affect development of powdery scab on potatoes, and … Read More
R&D Update – April 2018
Research, Development & Extension (RD&E) is one of the four themes driving Potatoes New Zealand Inc (PNZ)’s strategic plan. The … Read More
Varying potato bed architecture to improve crop water use dynamics
Alex Michel, Sarah Sinton and Steven Dellow, Plant & Food Research (PFR) Potato crops require high water supply and are … Read More
R&D Update – January 2018
At the recent Potatoes NZ Grower Talks, Jen Linton (Research Manager for FAR) provided a high-level update on a selection of the … Read More
Profiting from improving table potato quality and pack-out
A recently published Ontario Produce Marketing Association research report proposes how improving table potato quality and pack-out can increase profitability. Click here … Read More
Busy potato research season
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
Dr Charles Merfield from the BHU Future Farming Centre spoke at a Growers Talk in Lincoln on 14 March 2017. … Read More
Precision agriculture for potatoes
Key Points In paddock variation in yield and tuber size occur in potato crops. Yield and tuber size variation can … Read More
Evaluation of the drying & size reduction processes for the production of potato flour
The following is the a project report by Massey University Bachelor of Food Technology Honours student Yvette Coyle Read Full Report Abstract… This … Read More
Parameters for the hydrolysis and fermentation of potato waste to produce ethanol – Eileen Huiting
The following is the abstract of a report by Massey University Bachelor of Food Technology Honours student Eileen Han Huiting ABSTRACT Many … Read More
Irrigation Impact on Soils
The yield of potato is constrained by available root volume.
EPA Tamarixia application update
There has been no further update on the progress of the submission following the hearing in early May 2016. The … Read More