Poster Exposition and Presentation on the Innovative System of Moving (importing - exporting) basic seed-potato classes (G-1, G-2 ) via apical sprouts (5-10 cm tall). 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 Canada to Brazil. The same proved to be true for sprouts shipped from Brazil to China and Brazil to Mocambique. 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. 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. Potato tubers from cv Atlantic, Agata, Asterix, Monalisa, Mondial, Bintje, Jaette Binthe, Sangre, Yukon Gold, Russet Brubank, and many other cvs, from which 1-3 appical srpouts 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 can be planted (commercialized) as usually and traditionally performed. THREFORE: this innovative technology "The Sprout/Seed-Potato" has been shown that sprout/seed-potato can introduce another commodity, i.e., another seed product into the world seed-potato market, whit the more safety movement. More info: - http://potato.ro/en/eapr2008-brasov.com/files/EAPR08-AB-pdf/EAPR2008-ABSTRACTS_BOOK.pdf (pags 184-187, 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&7) CPD-Fitossanidade/Instituto Agronomico 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 & Mudas, Limeira, SP (Brazil); (5) Sergio Soczek & Family Potato Farm, Araucaria-PR (Brazil); (6) RF-Lavouras, Itapetininga, SP (Brazil). Supported by FUNDAG (Proj. 13-002/93; www.fundag.br ). Penso ser interessante levar ao conhecimentos dos senhores(as) o fato de estarmos recebendo uma copia da Tese (TCC) da agronomanda Jessica S. Leitao (e-mail: leitaoje@gmail.com). Presente esse como gratidao (expressa) pela minha atuacao como supervisor de iniciacao cientifica (BOLSITA FUNDAG) no estagio realizado em