Article 71D5K New potato variety aims to improve disease resilience in Peru

New potato variety aims to improve disease resilience in Peru

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Scientists have developed a new potato variety that is resilient to late blight, a disease that is increasingly threatening the potato crop in the Peruvian Andes. The World's Host Marco Werman speaks with Thiago Mendes, scientist at the International Potato Center, about the new variety.

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