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Environmentally-friendly pesticide to combat potato cyst nematodes
NWO researchers have produced a substance in the laboratory which wakens potato cyst nematodes (eelworms) from hibernation. Using this substance in a field of potatoes the eelworms came out of hibernation too early and died from starvation. These creatures cause serious damage to potato crops... view more (2001-10-08)
Contraceptive pill produced from potato toxin
Dutch researcher Patrick Vronen from Wageningen University has investigated several methods for converting toxins in high-starch potatoes into a raw material for steroid hormones used, for example, in contraceptive pills. The molecular structure of the potato toxin solanidine, which is found in... view more (2003-06-24)
Nightshades: 'overflowing' with Phytophthora resistant genes?
The potato and other related varieties of the Solanum species contain scores or perhaps even hundreds of genes that can give the plant a degree of resistance to 'potato blight', a disease caused by Phytophthora infestans. This is one of the conclusions that came to light in Vivianne Vleeshouwers'... view more (2001-02-01)
New research to decode the genetic secrets of prolific potato pest
The full weight of a consortium of world-leading scientists - including those who helped decode the entire human genome - is being thrown at a parasitic worm less than 1mm long. view more (2007-11-28)
New research approach required to combat more aggressive and adaptable Phytophthora
The potato late blight pathogen has become more aggressive since the arrival of a new type of Phytophthora in Europe circa 1976. Moreover, it is able to genetically adapt to new conditions more rapidly. As a consequence, research aimed at solving the problems caused by this disease must be on a... view more (2001-07-13)
People only eat 1 when the chips are brown
Dr. Don Henne isn't wasting his degree when he's standing by the deep fryer waiting for potato slices to turn brown. He's conducting research that will help the potato industry and consumers. view more (2008-07-17)
New discovery: if it weren't for this enzyme, decomposing pesticide would take millennia
An enzyme inside a bacterium that grows in the soil of potato fields can - in a split second - break down residues of a common powerful pesticide used for killing worms on potatoes, researchers have found. view more (2005-10-25)
Repel the aphids and you attract the leafhoppers
Things don`t always turn out as you expect when you play with genes AN ATTEMPT to make potato plants resistant to sap-sucking insects has highlighted the unpredictability of genetic engineering. The modified plants unexpectedly turned out to be vulnerable to other kinds of insect pests,... view more (2002-05-29)
Environmentally friendly plastic film of potato starch
Plastic made of potato starch is a promising material for packaging, which is a big new application for starch plastics. This is shown in Ã"¦sa Rindlav-Westling's doctoral dissertation, which was carried out in Paul Gatenholm's research team in polymer technology at Chalmers University of... view more (2002-04-08)
New research to help fight widespread potato disease
Scientists have made a key discovery into the genetics of the bacteria that causes blackleg, an economically damaging disease of potatoes, that could lead to new ways to fight the disease. view more (2007-11-08)
Potato skins help distinguish organic from conventional varieties
Organically and conventionally grown potatoes may be told apart by flavour, say researchers in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture this month - but only if the potato skins are left on. view more (2005-01-27)
Drought tolerance in potatoes
Climate change is expected to exacerbate drought events throughout the world, resulting in large-scale ecosystem alteration and failure of drought-sensitive crops. view more (2008-06-30)
Malaria, potato famine pathogen share surprising trait
Two wildly different pathogens — one that infects vegetables, the other infecting humans—essentially use the same protein code to get their disease-causing proteins into the cells of their respective hosts. view more (2006-05-30)
Insect pest of potatoes Tecia solanivora is devastating crops in Latin America and has reached the Canary Islands
Lepidopteran Tecia solanivora, an insect pest, is currently devastating potato crops in Latin and Central America. Equador is particularly badly hit. Known as the "Guatemala moth", it spreads quickly. Indeed in 2000 the moth was found to have reached the Canary Islands. Since then it has... view more (2002-05-14)
Researchers Can Cross Non-Interbreeding Plants
Researchers of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Plant Cultivation, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences (St. Petersburg) jointly with their colleagues from Germany and Finland have grown up new lines of Solanum cultivated plants via the somatic hybridization method - hybrids of... view more (2004-11-05)
The Guatemalan moth Tecia solanivora devastating potato crops in Equador
Colorado beetles, cyst nematodes, noctuid moths and green-spotted aphids all have something in common. They are pests that attack potato crops. They are by no means the only ones. The moth Tecia solanivora from Guatemala could be added to the list. At present, this ravaging insect is one of the... view more (2000-11-07)
Sweet potato promise shines for small enterprise and hunger relief in developing countries
Sweetpotatoes, often misunderstood and underrated, are receiving new attention as a life-saving food crop in developing countries. view more (2007-11-05)
Snow made from potatoes
Films set in snow-laden winter landscapes cannot always be produced in the dead of winter. Until now, expensive artificial snow had to be imported from Hollywood to obtain the desired effects. In addition, it is always a laborious task to remove the splendid white chips made from polyethylene film... view more (2002-12-20)
Plants uptake antibiotics
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have been evaluating the impact of antibiotic feeding in livestock production on the environment. view more (2007-07-12)
An end to interactive television production? Just the opposite
All stories have one beginning, one middle and one end. But with MECiTV's interactive television (iTV) authoring platform, producers can easily create programmes in which viewers choose how the story unravels and ends. view more (2004-12-17)
Huge virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases
A research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants. view more (2008-04-03)
Plants Control The Molting Of Insects
A special place on the market of food supplements belongs to ecdysteroid-containing preparations that are helpful as a tonic for sportsmen during intensive training sessions, for people of various professions connected with physical and psychological stresses, and also for elderly people.... view more (2002-11-10)
Deakin University has developed a prototype tasty snack food with special health benefits
Dr Russell Keast, a senior lecturer in the school of exercise and nutrition sciences, has developed a new snack food with a parmesan cheese cracker, organic mashed potato and special healthy additives. view more (2006-06-27)
Acrylamide not linked to breast cancer in US women, study finds
Foods that contain acrylamide are unlikely to cause breast cancer in women, according to preliminary results of a new study involving 100,000 U.S. women. view more (2007-08-22)
Commission's Joint Research Centre forecasts this year's crop losses caused by drought
The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) uses its advanced crop yield forecasting system to predict the effects of the persisting drought on this year's harvest in the European Union. The expected drop in the main crop yields ranges from about 2% for potato to 25% for sunflower at EU level. The... view more (2003-08-20)
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