Joffe, S. (1993) The use of micropropogation by small scale farmers: Case studies from potato seed schemes in Vietnam and Nepal. Technical Report. .. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Micropropagation and tissue culture techniques are the most widely adopted of the modern plant biotechnologies in developing countries. They are used in germplasm conservation, to eliminate pathogens and rapidly multiply elite planting material. Amenable crops include many of those which are traditionally propagated vegetatively; eg potato, banana, sugar-cane, cut flowers etc. The relatively high unit costs of micropropagation have restricted its application to high value horticultural, fruit and forestry species.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Additional Information:	Acknowledgements: Many thanks to Dr Nguyen Van Uyen and to Mr Ngoc in Vietnam. In particular to Dr Gyan Lal Shrestha of ANSAE and to Mr Madhup Dhungana of New Era PVT Ltd in Nepal. Also, to Drs Jack Croucher and John Ferchak at AT International (Washington DC) for permission to research the Nepal case study and advice and comments on drafts.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	micropropagation, potato seed, Vietnam, Nepal, seed potato, seed enterprise, tissue culture technology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Related URLs:	Organisation
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2019 12:53
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/13766

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