Agrico UK Limited

The UK's potato industry is valued at £778M (5.37Mt); the majority of potatoes are produced in England, with growers relying on high-quality, disease-free seed, which is primarily purchased from a specialised group of growers in Scotland. Whilst the Scottish climate is perfect for minimising many potato disease, it can encourage blackleg disease; the most...

To design, develop, deploy and evaluate Artificial Intelligence solutions for gathering data from sensory evaluation home use tests, to optimise selection of new potato varieties, based on acceptable attributes of taste combined with agronomic properties.

"Potatoes are the UK's largest vegetable category, producing 5-6 million tonnes p.a. valued at approximately £1.1bn. Production is relatively stable but prices and supply are volatile, with underlying issues including weather effects and related to these, disease. Bacterial pathogens of potatoes in particular are responsible for substantial losses through...

Bacterial pathogens of potatoes are responsible for substantial losses through disease, damage and failure to meet market specifications. An effective, sustainable solution is a priority across the UK and wider European industry. This project will build on proof-of-concept data from a previous TSB project in which an innovative biocontrol technology based...

To introduce laboratory techniques to define the physico-chemical and nutritional value of existing and new strains of table and processing potatoes to enhance product knowledge.