This virtual training will cover all aspects of apical rooted cuttings for potato seed production, including sessions on tissue culture multiplication, transplantation, and acclimatization of tissue culture plantlets in polyhouse, among others.
The panel will include experts from CIP, the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (UHS).
Program
10:00-10:30 Welcome and Opening Session (Brief remarks)
- Moderator: Dr. Samarendu Mohanty, Asia Regional Director, CIP
- Dr. AK Singh, DDG-Hort., ICAR, New Delhi
- Dr. Manoj Kumar, Director, CPRI, Shimla
- Dr. Indiresh K.M., Vice Chancellor, UHS, Bagalkot
- Ms. B. Fauzia Taranum, IAS, Director of Horticulture, KSHD, Bangalore
10:30-11:30 Technical Training on Apical Rooted Cutting
- Moderator: Dr. Samarendu Mohanty, Asia Regional Director, CIP
- Live demonstration by Dr. Ravindranath Reddy, Project Manager, CIP
11:30-11:55 Question and Answer
11:55-12:40 On field experience sharing and panel discussion
- Moderator-Dr. Sampriti Baruah, Project Coordinator, CIP
- Experience sharing by nursery owners and farmers
Panelist:- Dr. Monica Parker, Senior Scientist, CIP
- Dr. Clarissa Challam, Scientist, ICAR-CPRS, Shillong
- Dr. Amruta Bhat, Scientist, UHS, Bagalkot
- Dr. Dhananjay, Senior Advisor, Green Innovation Centre, giz, Bangalore
12:40-13:00 Question and Answer
