Training on Apical Rooted Cuttings for Potato Seed Production: From Tissue Culture Plantlets to First Generation Seed and beyond

08/02/2021

Via Zoom

This virtual training will cover all aspects of apical rooted cuttings for potato seed production, including sessions on tissue culture multiplication, transplantation, and acclimatization of tissue culture plantlets in polyhouse, among others. The panel will include experts from CIP, the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (UHS).

DATE

February 8, 2021
10:00-13:00 (IST/GMT+5:30)

CONTACT

Barun Raj
barun.raj@cgiar.org

REGISTER

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Welcome and Opening Session (Brief remarks)

Moderator: Dr. Samarendu Mohanty, Asia Regional Director, CIP
Dr. AK Singh, DDG-Hort., ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. Manoj Kumar, Director, CPRI, Shimla
Dr. Indiresh K.M., Vice Chancellor, UHS, Bagalkot
Ms. B. Fauzia Taranum, IAS, Director of Horticulture, KSHD, Bangalore

Technical Training on Apical Rooted Cutting

Moderator: Dr. Samarendu Mohanty, Asia Regional Director, CIP
Live demonstration by Dr. Ravindranath Reddy, Project Manager, CIP

Question and Answer

On field experience sharing and panel discussion

Moderator-Dr. Sampriti Baruah, Project Coordinator, CIP
Experience sharing by nursery owners and farmers
Panelist:
- Dr. Monica Parker, Senior Scientist, CIP
- Dr. Clarissa Challam, Scientist, ICAR-CPRS, Shillong
- Dr. Amruta Bhat, Scientist, UHS, Bagalkot
- Dr. Dhananjay, Senior Advisor, Green Innovation Centre, giz, Bangalore