Initiatives

  • Healthy seed potato production (BNS & pre-basic) through tissue culture
  • Potato plantation/planting geometry under drip irrigation & fertigation in collaboration with Water Management Research Institute, Lahore to save water and fertilizers
  • Development of high density potato varieties for processing industry
  • Potato value addition studies (chips /Fries quality &shelf life etc)
  • Common scab management studies
  • Climate change (Early bulking, Frost tolerance, Drought tolerance & Heat tolerance) studies
  • Construction of tissue culture Lab, green house & lathe house and renovation of office building under ADP project entitled “Production of pre-basic/basic virus free seed of the approved potato variety/varieties through tissue culture”