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Potato production from True Potato Seed (TPS) for cold-tolerance and late blight resistance in Nepal

Year of publication 2013

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This practice describes how to produce late blight and cold tolerant varieties of potato from true potato seed (TPS) to enhance potato yield under highly variable temperature regimes.

Language English

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