DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · Awarded contract

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Award of Potato Agronomy and Storage Integration Research Contract to NIAB

Awarded 31 Aug 2016

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Awarded31 Aug 2016

Value£278,156.00

SupplierNIAB

AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryAgriculture & Farming

Ended 5y 2mo ago5y term

Awarded 31 Aug 2016Expired 30 Aug 2021

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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs awarded a contract to NIAB for an integrated research programme on potato agronomy and storage, valued at £278,156.

The research addresses industry priorities identified by AHDB Potatoes under its Research and Innovation Strategy (2015-2020), focusing on the relationships between agronomy regimes and storage outcomes, including the impact of seed storage practices on daughter crop performance, field agronomy and environmental factors on physiological conditions such as blackheart and dormancy/sprouting, resilience to storage disease, and a review of chitting technology including LED lighting.

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