New book on potato storage management now available

This new publication on potato storage brings together the various postharvest considerations, including principles of storage, store design, potato handling, quality control, and store management. It describes the different technical methods of potato storage used worldwide, for example box, bag and bulk storage. It is essential reading for researchers and potato growers, both large-scale commercial [...]

New book released on growing potatoes organically

Canadian Organic Growers (COG) recently launched the second book in its Practical Skills series of technical manuals for organic agriculture, ‘Growing Potatoes Organically from market garden to field crop’. The book and the series continue COG’s commitment and success in educating organic and transitioning growers. The organic growing principles in this book are applicable anywhere [...]

World Catalogue of Potato Varieties 2009

A new World Catalogue of Potato Varieties will be published early in 2009. Anyone with information on varieties that received official registration the past two years are most welcome to get in touch with the editor of the Catalogue with details. Companies and organizations interested to place an advertisement in the Catalogue can also contact [...]