Mr. Tu Trong Kim, Head of Horticulture, DARD Nghe information, using high-quality sweet potatoes should be the income of farmers rose higher than before.

Dr. Pham Van Linh, Head of the project "SX sweet potatoes in 2011-2015" of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that since the original G1 sweet potatoes (including 6 varieties KTB2, KL5, KLC 266, KB1, Huanglong Strawberries and Champa) is the same potential, high yields are maintained in tissue culture room by culturing meristem to form the initial seed disease.

From 2011 - 2013, projects were selected and 125 358 seedlings were propagated by tissue culture disease. The tree's disease continues to be fast in the insulator to provide source material for the same level SX G1. Results of the first phase (2011 - 2013), the project is 190.6 tonnes of sweet potatoes SX G1 level.

From G1 seed, in 2, 2012, 2013 projects were 206.3 tons SX sweet potatoes G2 level of 5 varieties: KTB2, KL5, KLC266, Hoang Long and Zhan Mulberry. From the results the same level SX G2, has provided local authorities in the project area (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and TT - Hue) 150.7 hectares planted to varieties SX G3 level.

Comment on the effectiveness of the project, Tu Trong Kim, Head of Horticulture, DARD Nghe information, using high-quality sweet potatoes should be the income of farmers rose higher than before. Specifically, the average selling price of 20,000 VND / kg of potato tubers (approximately 3 kg of rice), lower investment costs but higher income 2-3 times, many rice farmers want to grow potatoes substances 2 high on rice land. Effective expect from sweet potatoes of winter, the provincial advocate expanding the area planted sweet potatoes on 7,500 hectares of high quality.

Dr. Pham Van Linh said, next time the project will continue to improve the process of producting seeds, technology transfer and supply of sweet potatoes healthy, disease-free for local businesses and the expansion SX serving area .
 

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