Case studies of Roots, Tubers and Bananas seed systems

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.creator.identifierJorge Andrade-Piedra: 0000-0001-7617-0506en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4160/23096586rtbwp20163en_US
cg.issn2309-6586en_US
cg.number2016-3en_US
cg.placeLima, Peruen_US
cg.subject.cipSEED SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipCROP AND SYSTEMS SCIENCES CSSen_US
dc.contributor.authorAndrade-Piedra, J.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBentley, J.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlmekinders, Conny J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJacobsen, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorThiele, Grahamen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-16T20:48:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-05-16T20:48:07Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/81052en_US
dc.titleCase studies of Roots, Tubers and Bananas seed systemsen_US
dcterms.abstractThe seed systems of RTB (root, tuber, and banana) crops are unique because they are propagated from vegetative parts of the plant, not from true seed. RTB seed is thus bulkier, more perishable, and more subject to the attacks of pests and diseases than is true seed. Because of this, there is often a gap between potential and real crop yields, which seed interventions seek to narrow. Seed systems are formal or informal networks of people and organizations that produce, plant, and distribute seed. Informal systems may deliver low quality seed, but not always. This book describes 13 RTB seed system interventions, using a framework based on the concepts of seed availability, access, and quality. The 13 case studies included (1) a potato-growers’ association in Ecuador, (2) a hydroponic seed potato in Peru, (3) a yam seed technology in Nigeria, (4) a banana and plantain project in Ghana, (5) a sweetpotato seed project in Tanzania and (6) one in Rwanda, (7) a seed potato system in Kenya, (8) cassava in Nicaragua, (9) seed potato in Malawi, (10) disease-resistant cassava varieties in seven African countries, (11) a tissue culture banana project, (12) an emergency plantain and banana project in East Africa, and (13) a large cassava seed project in six African countries.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2016en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAndrade Piedra, J.; Bentley, J.; Almekinders, C.; Jacobsen, K.; Walsh, S.; Thiele, G. (eds.). 2016. Case Studies of Roots, Tubers and Bananas Seed Systems. Lima (Peru). 244 p. RTB Working Paper. ISSN 2309-6586. no.2016-3.en_US
dcterms.extent244 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfRTB Working Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2016en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Potato Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectseedsen_US
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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