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N.B. scientists look to create a greener potato
June 13, 2011 By The Daily Gleaner
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N.B. scientists look to create a greener potato
Scientists at the Potato Research Centre hope to crossbreed
foreign and domestic potatoes to create a new spud that's resilient to disease
and requires fewer pesticides.
June 13, 2011,
Fredericton, NB – Scientists at the Potato Research Centre hope to crossbreed
foreign and domestic potatoes to create a new spud that's resilient to disease
and requires fewer pesticides.
David de Koeyer, a
scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, recently returned from an
11-month research trip to Lima, Peru, where he worked at the International
Potato Centre studying strains of South American potatoes that are less
susceptible to disease than their Canadian counterparts.
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