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Russian breeders to diagnose potato diseases

Potato breeding laboratory of Siberian Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture has acquired a microplate photometer Multiskan FC, manufactured by ThermoFisher Scientific Inc. in Finland. It's to be used for a comprehensive analysis of breeding material of the seed stock. The electronic instrument is said to reveal diseases in a hundred potato tubers simultaneously, in a matter of seconds.

The device detects the eight most common viral and bacterial infections at early stages, by means of enzyme-linked immunoelectrodiffusion essay.

In the future, the electronic research of potato breeding material will contribute to the creation of seed stock collections.

This long awaited acquisition cost the Siberian Scientific Research Institute about half a million roubles (9,600 Euro).