Following are the research activities performed at Potato Research Institute, Sahiwal
Tissue Culture
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Potato tissue culture is done on small scale at Potato Research Institute, Sahiwal with following objectives
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Elimination of viruses from infected plants
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Rapid multiplication of clones
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Vegetative propagation of difficult to propagate species
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All the year round propagation of clones
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Rapid multiplication of seedlings (in cases where seed is hard to get)
Plant Pathology
Pathological studies are carried out for control of Fungal, viral, bacterial & other diseases and to screen out the resistant / tolerant potato genotypes against different diseases.
Value Addition
Quality evaluation like shelf life at ambient temperature, eye sprouting, shrinkage, reducing sugar, chip yield, chipping quality, weight loss, specific gravity, dry matter contents, frying time, boiling time, flavor, colour, taste, texture and acceptability of potato chips is carried out at Potato Research Institute, Sahiwal.
Agronomy
Agronomic studies are carried out for standardization of package of crop production technology for new elite strains and low cost production technologies.
Adaptability Testing
Adaptability of different exotic potato varieties imported by different potato seed companies is tested.