Tag Archives: Quality Declared Planting Material

The QDPM process has been developed to guide the production of clean, disease free planting material of vegetatively reproduced crops. Its overall goal is to raise the physiological and phytosanitary quality of the plant reproductive materials available to smallholders, and as a consequence, to increase agricultural production and productivity. It …

Provides a draft overview of quality control in sweetpotato seed practices Explains objectives and structure of FAO technical guidelines for Quality Declared Planting Material.

This presentation covers the following topics: Context State of quality assurance for planting material in developing countries Protocols and standards for roots and tubers 4.Capacity building and Future Considerations Concluding comments and Acknowledgments

This protocol for production of planting material covers aspects such as facilities and equipment, agronomic practices (including rotations), monitoring and inspection, harvesting, storage, and labeling as well as the multiplication program.