Asian Seed Potato Production Systems

Related to the Highlands of Africa

Four Potato Cropping Zones of China
Multi-crop Zone IV is like the Highlands of Africa
Asian Seed Potato Production Systems
Related to the Highlands of Africa
Locations: Yunnan, China
Dalat, Vietnam
Mountain Trail, the Philippines

Elevation: 1500 to 3,000 m asl

Latitude: 11 to 24 N

Constraints: late blight,
bacterial wilt (lower elevations),
viruses
National Program Collaboration with CIP
Over the past 30 years
1. Varietal development with LB, BW & Virus
resistance

2. Tissue Culture demystified

3. Simple, informal, on-farm Seed Programs
developed

Farmers doing Tissue Culture and RMT in their homes
1982 in Vietnam
Professor Wang Jun with tissue culture plants for RMT
1986 in Yunnan, China
Varietal Development
1. Mexican Clones: CFK69.1, B71.240.2, I1085,
Utatlan

2. Local Breeding: Mexican clones X CIP LB
germplasm

3. Products: Cooperation 88, Igorota

C88: late blight & virus resistance, excellent fresh & processed
2009 in Southwest China
Cooperation 88 (C88): yield 35 80 T/ha
2010 in Southwest China
Igorota: late blight & virus resistance, excellent fresh & processed
2011 in Mountain Trail, the Philippines
Tissue Culture in Farmers home
2010 in Dalat, Vietnam
RMT program by farmer: 1.5M rooted cuttings sold/year
2012 in Dalat, Vietnam
Rooted cuttings in commercial growers field
2012 in Dalat, Vietnam
Rooted cuttings growing in commercial growers field
2012 in Dalat, Vietnam
Farmer multiplying tissue culture plants
2012 in Mountain Trail, the Philippines
Igorota: generation 3 seed
August 2012 in Mountain Trail, the Philippines
RMT program by farmer: mini tubers sold
2012 in Dalat, Vietnam
Aeroponics
Southwest China
National government subsidizes 3G basic seed production
China
Igorota: yield of 40 T/ha during the rainy season
August 2012 in Mountain Trail, the Philippines
Igorota: growing during the rainy season
August 2012 in Dalat, Vietnam
Igorota, G6, in commercial growers field,
bacterial wilt infected plants pulled at first symptoms
2012 in Dalat, Vietnam
C88: processed in large chip factory
2010 in Yunnan, China
C88: sold as a gift to tourists
2009 in Southwest China
Yield Data by Country
Location Average
Yield
(T/ha)
Variety High Yield
Observed
(T/ha)
Season
Yunnan 16 C88 80 dry
Dalat 20 Igorota 40 wet
Mountain
Trail
20 Igorota 40 wet
Status of C88 & Igorota in 2012
Variety Area (ha) % of
Total
Locations Grown
C88 400,000 40 Southwest China, Myanmar, Vietnam
Igorota 8,400 70 Dalat, Vietnam
Mountain Trail, the Philippines
RMT Farmer building new home The house Igorota built!
2012 in Mountain Trail, the Philippines
Potato Crop with no visual virus infection, but Late Blight!
Ethiopian Highlands
1. Potato Crop is a high value business

2. Varieties with durable resistance to LB &
viruses by local breeding

3. BW management (seed movement from high
to lower elevation & negative selection)
4. Initial seed production is supported by the
public sector
5. Seed production is a profitable business

Opportunity
For
Landless Youth
Demystify
Technology!