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V Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes
Symposium website is online October 9-12, 2011, Tirana (Albania): V Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes. Info: Prof. Astrit Balliu, Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticultural Department, Tirana, Albania. Phone: (355)686022105, E-mail: aballiu@ubt.edu.al E-mail symposium: ssecretary@ubt.edu.al http://5bsvp.ubt.edu.al/
Posted: April 1st, 2010 under ISHS Meetings, Plant Protection, Root and Tuber Crops, Vegetables.
Potato Genome Sequence Released by International Group of Scientists
The Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium (PGSC), an international group of scientists has announced that it has released the first draft sequence of the potato genome. The PGSC started work on the project three years ago. The resulting ‘blueprint’ of how the potato works could revolutionize breeding programmes. Potato, a key member of the Solanaceae family, [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2009 under Root and Tuber Crops.