Maintenance of open – and licenced ARC cultivars in vitro In vitro maintenance of open potato In vitro plants were delivered to five commercial laboratories To make nuclear material available for mass production by cultivars commercial tissue culture laboratories Effect of calcium fertilisation on potato To determine the effect of calcium in irrigation water on the Infrastructure and methodology for studies on different soil types have production in South Africa yield and quality of potatoes been established Evaluation of 12 cultivars was done on four farms viz Dendron (Limpopo), Tala Valley (Kwazulu-Natal), Aurora (Sandveld) and Petrus Steyn (Eastern To comprehensively evaluate pre-commercial cultivars in Free State) four different climate regions in South Africa The production methods, climate and prevalence of pests and diseases in Early cultivar evaluation in South Africa Thus the results of this project contributes towards the four areas differed considerably. The value of cultivars for specific uses identification of high-yielding and widely adapted cultivars could thus be identified. To contribute to speedy commercialisation of new cultivars One new cultivar for the fresh market, one dual purpose cultivar were identified and one for processing
In vitro maintenance of open potato cultivars Maintenance of open – and licenced ARC cultivars in vitro To make nuclear material available for mass production by commercial tissue culture laboratories In vitro plants were delivered to five commercial laboratories Effect of calcium fertilisation on potato production in South Africa To determine the effect of calcium in irrigation water on the yield and quality of potatoes Infrastructure and methodology for studies on different soil types have been established Early cultivar evaluation in South Africa To comprehensively evaluate pre-commercial cultivars in four different climate regions in South Africa Thus the results of this project contributes towards identification of high-yielding and widely adapted cultivars To contribute to speedy commercialisation of new cultivars Evaluation of 12 cultivars was done on four farms viz Dendron (Limpopo), Tala Valley (Kwazulu-Natal), Aurora (Sandveld) and Petrus Steyn (Eastern Free State) The production methods, climate and prevalence of pests and diseases in the four areas differed considerably. The value of cultivars for specific uses could thus be identified. One new cultivar for the fresh market, one dual purpose cultivar were identified and one for processing
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