Sweetpotato vegetative cuttings Abees cultivar were collected and serologically tested using ELISA and Western blot analysis techniques. Thermotherapy followed by Meristem tip culture technique was used for virus elimination. The virus-free plants obtained by this methods, were subjected to micropropagation regime. Adaptation and acclimatization of in vitro sweetpotato plantlets were carried out in an insect proof greenhouse facility. After adaptation the clean material were used as a source of cuttings to assist Agro-food Co. for enhancing the final production through their bio-farming system.
Authors: Ahmed Ashoub, Ramzy El Bedewy, Taymour Nasr El- Din, Ahmed Ashoub, Ramzy El Bedewy, Taymour Nasr El- Din, Mervat Ahmed, [60]
Contributors: Administrator, Administrator
Subjects: Crop Management
Publisher: Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC)
Publication Date: 2008
HOW TO CITE
El Far, M.M.M.; Ashoub, A., El Bedewy, R. and Nasr ElDin, T. From Laboratory to Market Government-private sector contribution to improve sustainable development of sweetpotato production. Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), 9 Gamaa St. 12619, Giza, Egypt.