Potato cultivation in sugar cane interlines in Mauritius: research objectives and development achievements

Code (CO)	MSI99P0295
Author (AU)	Ricaud, C.
Title - English (ET)	Potato cultivation in sugar cane interlines in Mauritius: research objectives and development achievements
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	1982
Series (SE)	Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice
Source (SO)	61: 123-133
Notes (NO)	Paper presented at the Workshop organized by the International Potato Centre on Potato Development and Transfer of Technology in Tropical Africa, Addis Ababa, August 22- September 1, 1982
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En Fr
Abstract (AB)	The objectives and results of research undertaken in Mauritius to improve potato production in interline of sugar cane are discussed. A major effort has been laid on the selection of varieties from various sources that are better adapted to local conditions and are tolerant to the two main diseases: late blight and bacterial wilt. The control of these two diseases has improved, especially the former which is now well controlled by spraying with better fungicide mixtures. Seed potato production has been developed after extensive research but further problems are to be solved to ensure its success which is viral in order to lower potato production costs. Improvement has also been achieved in cultivation practices, and pest and weed control. Better production efficeincy and a good co-ordination of production have enabled the country to achieve self-sufficiency in potato while its consumption has increased appreciably.
Descriptors - English (DE)	POTATOES SUGARCANE INTERCROPPING DIVERSIFICATION
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Agricultural diversification
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Intercropping sugarcane/potatoes
Date record entered (DA)	1992-02-19
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	PATH