Potatoes are the premier vegetable crop in Canada, with $1.5 billion nationwide in potato receipts in 2021. The agricultural significance of potatoes is particularly prominent in provinces like New Brunswick, the home of ...
Biotechnology
Nov 24, 2023
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The dream of every potato breeders is to combine all the desirable characteristics that can make potato more productive and resistant to the effects of climate change, diseases and pests. The process, however, is far from ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 24, 2023
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Researchers have now found out how to stop the formation of harmful acrylamides when deep-frying potatoes to make potato chips.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 19, 2023
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,If you've been into a fish and chip shop in the last 12 months, you may well have seen a notice tacked to the wall about the impact of the potato shortage. Supermarkets, too, slapped temporary limits on frozen chip purchases.
Ecology
May 25, 2023
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Potatoes are the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption. But globally, potato production is threatened by potato late blight, one of the most devastating potato diseases, ...
Biotechnology
Apr 20, 2023
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Potato plants exposed to extreme smoke produced lower marketable yields than smoke-free plants, according to preliminary data from a joint University of Idaho and Boise State University study.
Agriculture
Mar 22, 2023
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For farmers and researchers, a field is often like a giant chemistry set. The timing and amounts of different fertilizers to supply nutrients can interact with each other, the soil and crops.
Agriculture
Mar 21, 2023
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The red, purple and blue pigments in fruits, vegetables and tubers called anthocyanins can reduce the risk of diabetes by affecting energy metabolism, gut microbiota, and inflammation. A new review article comparing the research ...
Biochemistry
Feb 15, 2023
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A data-based method for periodically rearranging products enables retailers to optimize new store layouts based on customer familiarity with where their favorite things used to be.
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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Florida's night orchid is at risk of extinction, but backyard fruit trees could hold the key to their survival.
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2023
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