The Sprout/Seed-Potato Technology: Nominated for the Innovation Award at the World Potato Congress in Emmelloord  , The Netherlands, 2005 -
Autor: Caram Souza Dias/ Batata sem Vírus | Publicado: 2016-11-06T12:22:00-08:00


Poster Exposition and Presentation on &nbsp;the Innovative System of Moving (importing - exporting) basic seed-potato classes &nbsp;(G-1, G-2 ) via apical sprouts (5-10 cm tall).&nbsp;

The sprouts are 1-3 apical, dominant ones, which are usually losses or detached before taking the tuber/seed-potato in the planting machine, aiming seed-potato production.



The sprouts detached from conventional seed-potato tubers, are paced into zipped plastic bags and shipped via express airmail (UPS; FEDex, DHL, SEDEX, etc) with no need of refrigeration. In 5 days, a bag containing 30 Kgs os sprouts (1 g per sprout = 30.000 sprouts) is transported from ALASKA (USA) to Brazil; as well as from Canadá to Brazil. The same proved to be true for sprouts shipped from Brazil to China and Brazil to Moçambique. Upon arrivel, after passing through the Agricultural Sanitary Inspection Services, can be planted in pots (soil substrate pine and coconut fibers) inside an aphid proof greenhouse. In 65-75 days, average of 3 (three) minitubers per srpouts are harvested.&nbsp;

























































ADVANTAGES: 1- less freight coust; 2- Reduced Storage Volumes; 3- Less risck of soil and tuber epidermal-flesh tuber microorganism (reduction or total exclusion of soil borne pathogens, fungus, bacteria, nematodes, beetle eggs-larvae, etc) as compared to the regular, conventional seed-potato tuber.

Since for most if not all major potato cultivars the apical sprout removal can improve emergence of new and more sprouts, it is a good idea (technology) to have and make business of two SEED-POTATO out of what traditionally used to be one.&nbsp;



Potato tubers from cv Atlantic, Agata, Asterix, Monalisa, Mondial, Bintje, Jaette Binthe, Sangre, Yukon Gold, Russet Brubank, &nbsp;and many other cvs, &nbsp;from which 1-3 appical srpouts &nbsp;were removed continue to emerge new sprouts (re-sprout). When planted in the field, as regular seed-potato platation, production of sprout removed x not sprout removed tubers did not showed statistic differences (indeed a better performance to sprout removed in terms of seed-potato multiplication, i.e., more tubers of small sizes were produced). Thus, sprout removed tubers &nbsp;can be planted (commercialized) as usually and traditionally performed.



&nbsp;THREFORE: this innovative technology "The Sprout/Seed-Potato" has been shown that sprout/seed-potato &nbsp;can introduce another commodity, i.e., another seed product into the world seed-potato market, whit the more safety movement.&nbsp;



More info:&nbsp;

- http://potato.ro/en/eapr2008-brasov.com/files/EAPR08-AB-pdf/EAPR2008-ABSTRACTS_BOOK.pdf &nbsp; (pags 184-187,&nbsp;THE SPROUT/SEED-POTATO TECHNOLOGY: A REVIEW ON THE INNOVATIVE IDEA OF EXPORTING/ IMPORTING SPROUTS FOR SANITARY MOVEMENT OF VIRUS-FREE “SEED-POTATO” STOCKS de Souza-Dias J.A.C. (1); Daniels-Lake B. (2); Campblell W.L.(3); Meo C.M.(4); Borges S.M. (5); Rodrigues L. (6); Silva L. L.(7). (1&amp;7) CPD-Fitossanidade/Instituto Agronômico de Campinas/APTA. Cx.P. 28; 13020-902 – Campinas, SP (Brazil), e-mail: jcaram@iac.sp.gov.br; (2) Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Kentville, NS (Canada); (3) Alaska Plant Material Center, Palmer, AL (USA); (4) N.Piccin Sementes &amp; Mudas, Limeira, SP (Brazil); (5) Sergio Soczek &amp; Family Potato Farm, Araucária-PR (Brazil); (6) RF-Lavouras, Itapetininga, SP (Brazil). Supported by FUNDAG (Proj. 13-002/93; www.fundag.br ).