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