Potato is grown by many farmers, especially by small and marginal farmers, because of its high yield potential. But due to the growing demand of the rising population and changing lifestyle, we have to produce more potatoes which is not possible by conventional cultivation of potatoes, and one of the major bottlenecks in potato production is the unavailability of high-quality and certified seed potatoes because potato is propagated through tuber which is highly susceptible to infestation of several diseases and the chance of infestation become more when tuber comes in contact to soil. Thus, there is a need or time to revolutionize or advance potato seed production which is possible using innovative technology, i.e., aeroponic and apical rooted cutting (ARC) techniques. These technologies help to produce high-quality seed, which is equivalent to certified seed. Additionally, these systems save time, land, fertilizer, and water in an environment-friendly manner and give higher and uniform yields as compared to the conventional method.

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Advances in Potato Mini-tubers Production through Aeroponics and ARC Techniques

  • Anuradha Sinha,
  • Shashank Shekhar Solankey,
  • Shirin Akhtar,
  • Pushpam Patel

摘要

Potato is grown by many farmers, especially by small and marginal farmers, because of its high yield potential. But due to the growing demand of the rising population and changing lifestyle, we have to produce more potatoes which is not possible by conventional cultivation of potatoes, and one of the major bottlenecks in potato production is the unavailability of high-quality and certified seed potatoes because potato is propagated through tuber which is highly susceptible to infestation of several diseases and the chance of infestation become more when tuber comes in contact to soil. Thus, there is a need or time to revolutionize or advance potato seed production which is possible using innovative technology, i.e., aeroponic and apical rooted cutting (ARC) techniques. These technologies help to produce high-quality seed, which is equivalent to certified seed. Additionally, these systems save time, land, fertilizer, and water in an environment-friendly manner and give higher and uniform yields as compared to the conventional method.