IAC launches the first colored potato varieties in Brazil

Published 2021년 10월 15일

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The Instituto Agronômico (IAC) of Brazil has developed two new colored potato varieties, IAC Tourmalina and IAC Granada, with purple and red skin and pulp, respectively. These varieties are being cultivated by small and medium potato producers and are selling for up to ten times the price of conventional potatoes. The IAC is also developing two conventional potato varieties, IAC Obelix and IAC Axel, which have high productivity and resistance to diseases. The IAC plans to produce genetic seedlings and seeds using the aeroponics method and licenses the production to companies interested in these new varieties. The new potatoes are expected to be launched this October 15.

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The first colored potato varieties developed in Brazil with colored skin and pulp arrive on the national market. The Instituto Agronômico (IAC), from Campinas, developed the IAC Tourmalina with purple bark and pulp in mixed purple and white rings, and the IAC Granada, with intense red bark and pulp in mixed red and white rings. The two new products are already being cultivated by small and medium potato producers, including in an organic system. A kilo has been sold for up to R$ 10.00, a value ten times greater than that of conventional potatoes. Two colored varieties and two other conventional potato varieties will be launched, IAC Obelix and IAC Axel, both with high phytosanitary resistance and high productivity, in addition to large tubers with a format that please the industry and the consumer. The launch will take place this Friday, October 15, at Casa Branca, at the Vargem Grande do Sul Batticulturists Cooperative, with the presence of the São Paulo Secretary of Agriculture ...

Source: GrupoCultivar