Potato and Tuber Crops

Seed Production System in the Country

• The breeders’ seed produced by the CPRI is distributed by the National Seed Distribution Committee of the Government of India.
• The breeders seed monitoring team comprising a nominee from CPRI, State seed certification Agency and NSC visits the growing crop (breeders seed crop at CPRI) and issues certificate of its being satisfactory.
• The next three stages (Foundation I, II and certified seed) are certified by the respective state seed certification agencies.
• The seed production is taken by any of these agencies only in the technically suitable areas.