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09/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Investigating the optimum soil and water characteristics to achieve the highest yield potential of “Spunta” potatoes

Saudi researchers sought to determine the texture and characteristics of soil that can improve the productivity of potato crops. They compiled a soil and water quality index (SWQI) that established the optimal soil and water characteristics for maximizing crop yield and quality. The research project was supported by the King Saud University. Its results came […]

08/01/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Rewrite HISTORY? Scientists discover that potatoes were likely domesticated in North America almost 11,000 years ago

Researchers have discovered the earliest example of the use of potatoes in North America, and it dates back far longer than previously believed. The archaeologists found “well-preserved starch granules” in cracks in the rocks that were used to grind the potatoes up in what is being labeled the oldest evidence of potato cultivation in North […]

05/30/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Alert: Maine approves three types of GMO potatoes

Maine just became the last state in the nation to approve the use of three new types of genetically modified (GM) potatoes – the Innate Generation 2 Russet Burbank, the Ranger Russet and the Atlantic potato varieties. The Maine Board of Pesticides Control approved the new potatoes, which were developed by the Idaho-based J.R. Simplot […]

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