Ginger Clean Seed Success Succes de propre semences de Gingembre Paul Reed Hepperly Plant Pathologist Who Am I Protangonist Ginger Queen of Spices Wonderful World of Ginger Background ID: 768668
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Ginger Clean “Seed” SuccessSucces de propre semences de Gingembre Paul Reed Hepperly , Plant Pathologist
Who Am I?
Protangonist
Ginger Queen of Spices
Wonderful World of Ginger
BackgroundGinger is a rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale , Roscoe It is consumed as a delicacy , medicine , or spice . Ginger cultivation originated in South Asia and has spread to East Africa and the Caribbean . [2] H igh economic value and a large World market . But endangered by plant diseases, especially bacterial wilt, fungal root rot, and nematodes.
World ginger Production Country Harvest Weight(kg) India 380,100,000 China 331,393,000 Indonesia 192,000,000 Nepal 174,268,000 Thailand 170,125,000 World 1,615,974,000
Producing Bacterial Wilt–Free Ginger Paul Hepperly , Francis Zee, Russell Kai, Claire Arakawa, Mark Meisner , Bernard Kratky , Kert Hamamoto and Dwight Sato U.S . Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Service (PBARC), Hilo ; Beaumont Agricultural Research Center, Hilo; CTAHR Cooperative Extensive Service, Hilo Extension Office; The Rodale Institute
10 Benefits of Ginger
Applied Research Solves Problems Paul Reed HepperlyPlant Pathologist
Ginger Bacterial Wilt
Bacterial Wilt of Ginger Ralstonia solanacearum constitutes most pressing problem With decline of sugarcane ginger grew to several hundred acres Represents over $10 million income Losses up to 90%
EpidemiologyBacteria spread on seed pieces Splashing rain Infested Field soil becomes inoculum reservoir Native Soils deficient in Calcium
MethodologyTissue culture can produce clean seed Tissue culture can induce variation Growth medium free of pathogens Growth conditions to stimulate ginger and inhibit disease development
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Bacterial Wilt Biggest Constraint
Clean Seed Pieces Needed
Disasterous Damage
Bacteria oozing from Seed-Piece
One Grow Bag
26 Pounds From One Ounce
4 Square Production SystemUse of tunnels to control water Medium free of pathogen Pathogen free propagation methods Optimized nutrition produces high yield and quality
Simple Growth Room
System In Full Production
Ready for Harvest
Bacterial Wilt borne on seed and in soil Need to clean the seed Use free growth media Control environment Reap Economic Harvest
It tAkes a TeamCreate meaning benefiting farmers, industry and service community alike Foster lifelong commitment to discovery and application Recognize and reward all players
Can do Attitude …si se puede Set team goals Encourage diverse even competing viewpoints and strategies Expand thought through brain storming Share accomplishments
Applied Solutions Treatments Yield pounds per acre No Effective Micros Yield Pounds per Acre Effective Micros Nontreated 77,962 84,768 Ethrel 500 ppm 95,287 118,181 Hot Water 120 F 12 min 128,700 116,323 Tissue Culture 53,460 63,360
Significant FindingsLosses from Disease quantified Variation of pathogen measured Epidemic factors identified and neutralized New diseases described soft rot Growth medium preserved pathogen virulence discovered Pathogenic race determined
Bottomline No matter how dark the situation appears there is light at the end of the tunnel
1) Are We Ready for a New Agriculture Future ?2) Can we do it?3) We need to answer yes to both these questions!
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