Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal

The on-farm performance of more than 150 000 pre-basic potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers of 1–10 g was monitored over two years in contrasting environments in Nepal. Average minituber productivity (grams of basic seed produced per minituber planted) was 171 g in the southern plains and 116 g in...

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Autores principales: Schulz, S., Wells, G.J., Baniya, Bimal K., Barakoti, T.P., Kharel, G., Saha, B., Thapa, B.V., Ojha, D.N.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96054
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author Schulz, S.
Wells, G.J.
Baniya, Bimal K.
Barakoti, T.P.
Kharel, G.
Saha, B.
Thapa, B.V.
Ojha, D.N.
author_browse Baniya, Bimal K.
Barakoti, T.P.
Kharel, G.
Ojha, D.N.
Saha, B.
Schulz, S.
Thapa, B.V.
Wells, G.J.
author_facet Schulz, S.
Wells, G.J.
Baniya, Bimal K.
Barakoti, T.P.
Kharel, G.
Saha, B.
Thapa, B.V.
Ojha, D.N.
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description The on-farm performance of more than 150 000 pre-basic potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers of 1–10 g was monitored over two years in contrasting environments in Nepal. Average minituber productivity (grams of basic seed produced per minituber planted) was 171 g in the southern plains and 116 g in the hills. Although the performance of minitubers varied between environments, minituber sizes and potato varieties, the overall results clearly indicated that minitubers can be successfully multiplied by small-scale farmers. This technology therefore allows for the highly decentralized production of basic seed which, in turn, will reduce farmers' dependence on an unreliable and costly supply of bulky conventional seed.
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spelling CGSpace960542024-11-15T08:53:01Z Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal Schulz, S. Wells, G.J. Baniya, Bimal K. Barakoti, T.P. Kharel, G. Saha, B. Thapa, B.V. Ojha, D.N. on-farm research potato production cultivars The on-farm performance of more than 150 000 pre-basic potato (Solanum tuberosum) minitubers of 1–10 g was monitored over two years in contrasting environments in Nepal. Average minituber productivity (grams of basic seed produced per minituber planted) was 171 g in the southern plains and 116 g in the hills. Although the performance of minitubers varied between environments, minituber sizes and potato varieties, the overall results clearly indicated that minitubers can be successfully multiplied by small-scale farmers. This technology therefore allows for the highly decentralized production of basic seed which, in turn, will reduce farmers' dependence on an unreliable and costly supply of bulky conventional seed. 1998-10 2018-07-05T06:30:33Z 2018-07-05T06:30:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96054 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Schulz, S., Wells, G.J., Baniya, B.K., Barakoti, T.P., Kharel, G., Saha, B., ... & Ojha, D.N. (1998). Decentralized on-farm seed potato production from pre-basic minitubers: a case study from Nepal. Experimental Agriculture, 34(4), 487-495.
spellingShingle on-farm research
potato production
cultivars
Schulz, S.
Wells, G.J.
Baniya, Bimal K.
Barakoti, T.P.
Kharel, G.
Saha, B.
Thapa, B.V.
Ojha, D.N.
Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal
title Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal
title_full Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal
title_fullStr Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal
title_short Decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers: a case study from Nepal
title_sort decentralised onfarm seed potato production from prebasic minitubers a case study from nepal
topic on-farm research
potato production
cultivars
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96054
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