Lima, Peru
December 9, 2009
The International Potato Center (known as CIP) is pleased to announce the publication of its CD Catalogue of Potato Varieties and Advanced Clones. It is the first comprehensive catalogue to display the full diversity of CIP varieties and advanced clones, with a complete inventory of characteristics.
Now, breeders, researchers, and producers can browse an online/CD catalogue, describing 170 advanced clones and 25 varieties developed at CIP, all of which are currently available for worldwide distribution. “We set the bar quite high for the catalogue,” says CIP Potato Breeder Dr. Stefan de Haan. “We included genetic fingerprints and nutritional data together with more standard quantitative and qualitative information about resistance, adaptation, and yield.”
CIP’s potato varieties make a significant difference to resource poor farmers all over the world, providing material that is healthy, productive, and adaptable to local conditions and market demand.
A farmer in Uzbekistan looking to increase his income by cultivating potatoes that can be sold to a fledgling processing industry will have very different priorities and needs compared with a producer struggling with late blight in the Philippines. The catalogue offers a detailed agronomical and post-harvest performance description for each entry, including information on yield, nutritional content, and recommended use. By describing the distinguishing traits for each variety and clone, it gives users the ability to make a choice relevant to each particular situation.
The CIP Catalogue of Potato Varieties and Advanced Clones is set to become an easily accessible reference and resource for research programs worldwide, including national programs, universities producer associations and farmer communities. “The idea was originally inspired by seed and breeding companies in the Netherlands who do much more marketing compared to the public sector. Our objective is to publish a CIP catalogue every year so that our clients know exactly what we have on offer,” says Dr. de Haan. “CIP staff in the regions will also be able to distribute the catalogue to our partners”
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