General Information

• Project Title:

  Using of smart agriculture principles for safe potato production from grower to consumer
• Project Title in the Original Language:

  Využití principů smart zemědělství k bezpečné produkci brambor od pěstitele ke spotřebiteli
• Project No.:

  QL26010005
• Provider:

  MZE - Ministry of Agriculture (MZe)
• Programme:

  QL - Program to support applied research of the Ministry of Agriculture for the period 2024 - 2032, COUNTRY II (2024 - 2032)
• Sub-programme:

  Support for Innovative Agriculture and Forestry through Advanced Practices and Technologies
• Start of the Project:

  January 1^st, 2026
• End of the Project:

  December 31^st, 2030

The Goals of the Solution

• The Goals of the Solution:

  Based on the identification of typical levels of toxic GAs in potato available on the market, to verify ways to reduce GAs in line with EC Rec. 2022/561/EU. The project will focus on the optimisation of growing and postharvest conditions with emphasis on preventing tuber greening and GA accumulation, in particular the appropriate spectrum of lighting using (IoT and AI). This includes light blocking packaging. A key component is the development and validation of a sensitive analytical method (UHPLC-HRMS) for monitoring all GA. The potato peel and plant agenda in biotechnology, materials development and technical environmental protection (e.g. filters, sorbents, remediation agents) links food security with the circular bioeconomy, precision agriculture and environmental innovation.
• Keywords:

  glycoalkaloids in potatoes; good agricultural practices; smart agriculture; bioeconomy

Beneficiary

• Beneficiary:

  Potato Research Institute Havlíčkův Brod, sro
• Researcher:

  Ing. Jaroslav Čepl, CSc.

Other Project Participants

• Other Project Participant:

  TERAMED, s.r.o.
• Researcher:

  Ing. Jiří Mikeš, MBA

• Other Project Participant:

  University of Chemical Technology in Prague / Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
• Researcher:

  prof. Ing. Jana Hajšlová, CSc.

• Other Project Participant:

  University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice / Faculty of Agriculture and Technology
• Researcher:

  doc. Ing. Jan Bárta, Ph.D.
• Other Researchers:

  Ing. Adéla Stupková Ph.D.
  Ing. Markéta Jarošová, Ph.D.
  Mgr. Kristýna Perná, Ph.D.
  doc. Ing. Veronika Bártová, Ph.D.
  Mgr. Tomáš Tonka, Ph.D.