Press Releases: Agrimedia

	New issue of the World Catalogue of Potato Varieties to be published Specialist book publishing house Agrimedia announced today that the 2007 version of the World Catalogue of Potato Varieties will be published before the end of the year. The first version of the Catalogue was published in 1999, and subsequent versions of the Catalogue was published since then. The last version, with more than 4,000 different varieties listed, came out in 2005. The editors aim to add many new variety descriptions to the 2007 version of the Catalogue. Information about each variety is presented in table format, complimented by the use of a colour scheme that enables the reader to get a quick overview. The following essential information about every variety is provided: Variety name: Including synonym(s) Breeder: Name and contact information Year: Year introduced to the industry Countries where cultivated: Includes countries where it is grown other than the country of origin Maturity: Early to late Tuber shape: Round to oval, graphically indicated as one of 4 possibilities Depth of eyes: Shallow to deep Flesh colour Skin colour Usage: Table, industry, french fries, chips (crisps) Disease resistance Lukie Pieterse will again act as co-editor of the Catalogue. If you have variety related information that might not or is not yet included in the Catalogue, please feel free to contact him at info@potatonews.com. Advertising opportunities are available for companies interested to promote their services and products to the readers of the Catalogue. The print run of the Catalogue is 5,000.
	September 12, 2006