Potato seed suppliers & varieties
Seed potato tubers and TPS for fresh, processing and chipping markets.
Growing conditions
Cool-season; 15–22°C tuberisation. Loose, well-drained soil, pH 5.5–6.5.
Climate
Temperate and tropical highland production.
Greenhouse
Seed-tuber multiplication in screenhouses.
Open field
Mechanised row-crop production for fresh and processing.
Water
High; precision irrigation critical for grade.
Market demand
Fresh, processing (fries, chips, flakes) and starch demand.
Disease resistance
- • Late blight
- • Early blight
- • PVY/PLRV viruses
- • Nematodes
- • Bacterial wilt
Recommended regions
- • China
- • India
- • Russia
- • Netherlands
- • USA
- • Egypt
Export opportunities
Netherlands, France, Germany and Egypt lead seed-tuber exports.