Adapting policy to facilitate the market entry of Hybrid True Potato Seed varieties
Author: Michiel de Vries, Rian Stekelenburg & Gerard Meijer
- Hybrid potato breeding holds large promise in increasing the sustainability and productivity of potato production.
- Hybrid potato breeding strategies can be very fast, and targeted to address multiple stresses, including drought and disease.
- Hybrid breeding results in True Seed starting materials instead of conventional tubers, which are virtually clean of pests and diseases.
- Farmers in the EU can benefit from this technology in the future, but currently commercialization is a huge barrier.
- Alleviating these barriers requires the adaptation of variety registration, certification and protection policies.
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