Potatoes from seed

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1986
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en
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CTA. 1986. Potatoes from seed. Spore 1. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44424
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The International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru, has been developing seed potatoes derived from 'true potato seed' (TPS) that can be produced in a nursery. Potatoes are normally grown from 'seed potatoes', which are not seeds but tubers and are...
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The International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru, has been developing seed potatoes derived from 'true potato seed' (TPS) that can be produced in a nursery. Potatoes are normally grown from 'seed potatoes', which are not seeds but tubers and are more susceptible to disease than seeds. The major potato diseases are not transmitted by true seed. The new system can easily be adopted on small farms in developing countries where growing conditions are good ,and farmers have sufficient experience. Consumer potatoes can be produced from TPS by direct field sowing or transplanting, and this has the advantage of eliminating the need for tuber storage. 11 conditions are not suitable for direct sowing, high 'quality first generation tubers (seed potatoes) can be produced from TPS to be used as seed. The prerequisite for successful production of seed potatoes from TPS is good growing conditions, including protection from viruses and other tuber-transmitted diseases such as bacterial wilt. Many fields cannot meet these conditions, and these farmers will need to produce seed potatoes in a nursery.
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CROPS;
Countries
Peru
Regions
South America; Latin America
Organizations Affiliated to the Authors
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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