China Potato Website
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Topic:
In the period of the Ninth-Five-Year-Plan, potato research programs in China include programs from national key scientific research plans, programs from national fund for natural sciences, programs from MOA and local governments and international programs from other countries and organization, such as CIP.
1. Identification, evaluation and innovation of potato germplasm
2. Research for the improvement of potato varieties
3. Theoretic research for potato genetics and breedings
4. Research on the use of diploid original species and wild species in potato breedings
5. Research on cytogenetics of 2n gametes
6. Research on the application of bio-technology in potato breeding
7. Research on the rapid multiplication technology for virus-free potatoes and the developing mechanism of microtubers
8. Research on the utilization of TPS
9. Research on the epidemics of late blight and bacterial wilt and their virulent mechanisms
10. Reseach on the detection technology for potato diseases