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Certification Souza-Dias, Jose A. Caram [1], Campbell, William L. [2], Ramos, Valdir J. [3], Giusto, Andressa B. [4], Meo, Carla M. [5]. The USA-Brazil Innovative Idea of Exporting Only Sprouts as a By-product of High-Grade Seed-Potato Production: Some Advances and Challenges. FOR enhancing seed-potato field multiplication rate, most Brazilian seed-potato producers would break off apical sprouts (de-sprout) from high grade, imported seed-potato tubers. Nearly 20 years ago, a recommendation was made to shift the destiny of their tons of sprouts from garbage cans to seedbeds, under aphid-proof screenhouses; producing an additional (190%) high-grade, virus-free, seed-potato minituber stock, in a feasible and suitable manner (Souza-Dias & Costa, Summa Phytopath. 11:52, 1985). From mid 90´s, the recommended use of sprouts as seed-potato became not only a new way of large scale/ low cost seed-potato minitubers production, but also, a new source of income to small farmers, who were contracted by seed-potato producers (Souza-Dias et al, AJPR. Vol.78. 2001). As this innovative business idea expanded, official seed-potato certificating restrictions were imposed, mainly due to an alleged sprout intractability. This restriction has been solved (“Brazil Ministery of Agriculture Service Instructions CSM/DFIA/SDA/MAPA No. 02/05-April 19,2005) following a successful 3-year experimental evaluation of Alaska-USA imported sprouts, under Brazilian quarantine officials (Souza-Dias & Campbell, AJPR. 83:100. 2006). The sprout/seed-potato has been considered a new exporting by-product of the conventional high-grade tuber/seed-potato production system. For its innovative concept, the sprouts/seed-potato idea was nominated, by an international jury, for the “Innovation Award” prize at the Potato Congress in Emmeloord-Holland (www.potato2005.com). “What disadvantages this sprout/seed-potato exporting system have shown?” To answer this intriguing question, made by the jury, has been a challenge, so far.
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Innovation Award - Potato Emmeloord -Holand Congress
Instituto Agronomico de Campinas - APTA
Revista Batata Show - Associação Brasileira da Batata
1 - APTA-Instituto Agronomico de Campinas (IAC), Centro de P&D Fitossanidade, Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Cx. Postal 28, Campinas, São Paulo, 13001-970, BRAZIL
2 - Alaska Plant Material Center, Palmer, Alaska, 99645, USA
3 - APTA-Instituto Agronomico de Campinas (IAC), Regional Unidade de Pesquisa de Itararé, Itararé, São Paulo, 13001-970, Brazil
4 - APTA-Instituto Agronomico de Campinas (IAC), PG-IAC-FundAG - Grant 13-002-93, Av. Barão de Itapura 1481 (Centro de Fitossanidade-Virologia), Cx. Postal 28, Campinas, São Paulo, 13001-970, Brazil
5 - N Piccin Mudas e Sementes Ltda, FAPESP projeto PIPE fase II, Instituto Agronomico Campinas - Virologia, Av. Barão de Itapura 1481 - Cx. Postal 28, Campinas, São Paulo, 13001-970, Brazil
Keywords:
sustainable production
seed-potato export
minituber
safety/low cost seed-potato exporting
sprout/seed-potato
Solanum tuberosum
nuclear seed.
Session: PAA01b-3
Location: Hall of Ideas Room G/Monona Terrace
Date: Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Time: 10:45 AM
Abstract ID:315 |
