Tuberosum Technologies has achieved a notable advancement in Canadian agriculture with the official registration of four new True Potato Seed (TPS) varieties, a first in Canada. These tetraploid TPS varieties introduce a new phase in potato farming, focusing on efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. The adoption of True Potato Seeds over traditional tuber propagation presents benefits such as enhanced disease resistance, simplified storage, and reduced transportation and phytosanitary issues, facilitating a more adaptable supply chain.
Key benefits of true potato seeds
- Enhanced Disease Mitigation: TPS reduces the risk of disease transmission compared to traditional seed tubers.
- Cost Efficiency: Lower transportation and storage costs due to the lightweight nature of seeds and more efficient production of primary planting material
- Sustainability: Reduced need for seed treatments aligns with environmentally sustainable farming practices, as well as tetraploid TPS populations offering greater resilience against major diseases.
- Versatility: Greater adaptability, quicker scaling and reduced risk in the value chain.
Joel Van Der Schaaf, CEO of Tuberosum Technologies, expressed the company's pride in leading the introduction of True Potato Seeds in Canada. "This milestone represents years of dedicated research and collaboration. Our new TPS varieties will provide the potato industry with innovative tools to improve crop quality, accessibility and sustainability.
This official registration is one of the first of its kind globally, and is a pivotal step in making the potato – the most-efficient major food crop – vastly more efficient." The process of registering these varieties with the Variety Registration Office (VRO) at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was thorough, ensuring compliance with strict regulatory standards while fostering agricultural innovation.
Source: potatonewstoday.com