News on True Potato Seed (TPS) from Asia

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Potato price surges by 28%-38% in UP, West Bengal as demand rises in the lockdown period.
August 28, 2024
Odisha’s Potato Crisis Eases as West Bengal Lifts Supply Ban for a Week
The potato shortage in Odisha (India) has eased somewhat after the West Bengal government allowed the supply of potato to other states for a week. Experts suggest increasing local production by using HTPS seeds and improving storage facilities.
India
A graphic demonstration of the team’s research (Courtesy: Cell)
July 14, 2021
Chinese scientists ’reinvent’ potatoes to solve global food crisis
Chinese scientists have 'fixed' hybrid potatoes using genome editing technologies, simplifying the breeding process and allowing multiplication using True Potato Seed (TPS).
China
As part of their Lunar exploration in 2018, Chinese scientists will take this 18x16 cm cylinder to the surface of the moon and see if potato seeds can grow there in this containerized mini-ecosystem
June 15, 2017
After potato tubers survived Mars conditions, potato seeds will be tested on the Moon
As part of their Lunar exploration in 2018, Chinese scientists will take an 18x16 cm cylinder to the surface of the moon and see if potato seeds can grow there in this containerized mini-ecosystem (Courtesy: 163.com)
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China
Potato Specialists from Salt Farm Texel (The Netherlands) are testing promising salt tolerant potatoes in Pakistan since 2014
January 14, 2017
Growing salt-tolerant potatoes in Pakistan
The Netherlands is exploring the possibility of starting a programme to grow salt-tolerant potatoes in Pakistan.
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Pakistan
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