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  1. Inexpensive Mass Propagation Techniques for Introducing Improved Potato Varieties in the Tropics

    2017-08-15 This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 32. Dr. Tapani Haapala Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) contain high-quality food properties and are very good protein and energy sources on a daily per hectare basis of production (Frusciante et al. 2000). Potatoes are grown mostly in cool climate areas. In the...
    Potato Plant Propagation Tropics Asia

  2. TN #81: Introduction to Tropical Root Crops

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    2015-02-16 Tropical root and tuber crops are consumed as staples in parts of the tropics and should be considered for their potential to produce impressive yields in small spaces. They provide valuable options for producing food under challenging growing conditions. Cassava and taro, for instance, are...
    Root Crops Potato Sweet Potato Cassava Taro Yam

  3. La Pomme de Terre en Basse Altitude - Une Potentialite - Long Miles

    2014-10-20
    Potatote Potato East Africa

  4. True Potato Seed Has Many Advantages

    2000-03-20 Potatoes do produce seeds, so to help distinguish these from "seed potatoes" the seeds are called "true potato seeds" (TPS). It takes only 160 grams of TPS to seed one hectare (2.3 ounces/acre) and half that amount if seeds are used for transplants. That compares with over 2,000 pounds/acre of...
    Potato Root Crops TPS Seeds

  5. Seed potato production in Burundi: strategies for improvement

    2014-10-28 Potato production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has more than doubled since 1994, with 70% growth in eastern Africa (FAO and CFC 2010). Despite these gains, on-farm potato yields in the region still short compared to their potential. Mostly due to a combination of inadequate supplies of...
    Potato Seed Potato East Africa

  6. Potato Seed

    1981-12-19 The Pan American Seed Company is also introducing a true potato seed this spring (as opposed to seed potatoes which are really tubers that are cut into pieces and planted). Wally Turnbull at the Baptist Mission in Haiti has already tried a related variety and is very excited about its potential,...
    Potato Seed Potato