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[Goal]
Self sufficiency of virus free potato seed multiplication by aeroponic technique
Project duration:
2021~2023
Implementing Agency:
PARC/NARC, MARC
Budget:
220,000$ (Korea 160,000, Pakistan 60,000)
Objectives:
1. Acquisition and evaluation of commercially important processing/table potato germplasm for varietal development.
2. Virus elimination and micro-propagation protocols of selected potato germplasm/varieties
3. Virus free nucleus seed production through aeroponic cultivation along with simultaneous virus indexing for quality
seed multiplication under screen houses
Activities:
- Production of potato plantlet by tissue culture
- Production of virus free nucleus potato tubers
thru aeroponic cultivation
- Production of virus free seed potato tubers in
screen houses
Expected Outputs:
1. Availability of virus free healthy potato seeds to the farmers.
2. Ensure growth rates and healthy, uniform and vigorous potato tubers.
3. Reducing the number of cycles in potato seed multiplication thus reducing the threats to health and quality of potato tubers.
4. Contribution to self-sufficiency of seed potato and reduction of potato import
5. Reduction in the price of locally available seed.
[Process]
Invitro Multiplication
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Hardening/Acclimatization
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Transplantation at aeroponic green house
Pakistan-Korea Joint Program on Certified Seed Potato Production System
Project duration: 2024~2028
Implementing Agency: MNFSR, PARC
Budget: 5,000,000$ (Korea 2,500,000, Pakistan 2,500,000)
Objectives:
- Production of 450,000 virus free nucleus potato
tubers thru aeroponic cultivation
- Supply of 160,000 tones of virus free seed
potato tubers
TCP agreement ceremony (23.5.5.)
Dr. Khalid Farooq (Seed Potato Expert)
"KOPIA Pakistan seed potato multiplication project will results following.
First, it makes to increase in potato production in Pakistan and its export.
Secondly, this will increase farmers' income and knowledge.
Finally, it can develop Seed supply system."
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