NIAB - National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Plant Science Into Practice
Potatoes
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Services
- Assessment of variety performance on conventional or organic sites
- Pest and disease testing
- Consumer acceptance evaluation
- Customised trials to suit your requirements
- Crop nutrition and agronomy studies
- Crop Variety evaluation and demonstration trials
- Agrochemical registration, screening, efficacy, residue and demonstration trials
Resources
- Well established regional trial centres providing a range of geographical and environmental situations
- Extensive database of UK farmers/growers willing to host NIAB trials
- Specialist and standard equipment, irrigation, machine planting and harvesting
- BASIS and FACTS qualified members of staff
Service Support
- Trials are supported by NIAB’s scientific laboratory and research services
- Technical advice on compliance with Seed Certification Standards
- Variety identification using DNA fingerprinting (NIAB diAgnomics) technique
- Virus testing in tubers or foliage
- Tuberborne fungal disease testing
- Free living and Potato Cyst Nematodes in soil
- Quality testing, cooking suitability, dry matter, Total Glycoalkaloids, reducing sugar and starch content
- Data handling and statistics analysis
- Practical training in variety identification techniques
- Training offered on identification of pests, dieases and control methods
- BASIS accredited training courses
- Consultancy advice through technical experts, publications, press releases and demonstrations