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Seed degeneration in potato : the need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries

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Date
01/2016
Author
Thomas-Sharma, S.
Abdurahman, A.
Ali, S.
Andrade-Piedra, J.L.
Bao, S.
Charkowski, A.O.
Crook, D.
Kadian, M.
Kromann, P.
Struik, P.C.
Torrance, L.
Garrett, K.A.
Forbes, G.A.
Keywords
Certified seed
Potato virus
Quality-declared seed
Seed degeneration
Seed potato
Solanum tuberosum
SB Plant culture
QH301 Biology
Agronomy and Crop Science
Plant Science
Horticulture
Genetics
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Abstract
Seed potato degeneration, the reduction in yield or quality caused by an accumulation of pathogens and pests in planting material due to successive cycles of vegetative propagation, has been a long-standing production challenge for potato growers around the world. In developed countries this problem has been overcome by general access to and frequent use of seed, produced by specialized growers, that has been certified to have pathogen and pest incidence below established thresholds, often referred to as certified seed. The success of certified seed in developed countries has concentrated the research and development agenda on the establishment of similar systems in developing countries. Despite these efforts, certified seed has had little penetration into the informal seed systems currently in place in most developing countries. Small-scale farmers in these countries continue to plant seed tubers acquired through the informal seed system, i.e. produced on-farm or acquired from neighbours or local markets. Informal seed tubers frequently have poor health status, leading to significant reductions in yield and/or market value. This review emphasizes the need to refocus management efforts in developing countries on improving the health status of seed tubers in the informal system by integrating disease resistance and on-farm management tools with strategic seed replacement. This 'integrated seed health strategy' can also prolong the good health status of plants derived from certified seed, which would otherwise be diminished due to potential rapid infection from neighbouring fields. Knowledge gaps, development challenges and impacts of this integrated seed health strategy are discussed.
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Thomas-Sharma , S , Abdurahman , A , Ali , S , Andrade-Piedra , J L , Bao , S , Charkowski , A O , Crook , D , Kadian , M , Kromann , P , Struik , P C , Torrance , L , Garrett , K A & Forbes , G A 2016 , ' Seed degeneration in potato : the need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries ' , Plant Pathology , vol. 65 , no. 1 , pp. 3-16 . https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12439
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Plant Pathology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12439
ISSN
0032-0862
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Journal item
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© 2015, Publisher / the Author(s). This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com / https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12439
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/9346

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