Excerpt from Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization: Address by Mr. H. T. Gussow, Dominion Botanist, on Seed Potato Certification
The system of certification of seed potatoes as carried on to-day under the Dominion Department of Agriculture by the Division of Botany, Experimental Farms, has very gradually attained its present scope and standard.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the history of Canada's seed potato certification program. The author, a Dominion Botanist, describes the program's origins in preventing potato canker and combating potato diseases. As the program grew in scope, the author and their team introduced standards for disease and blemish control, as well as grading standards for size and type. The author emphasizes the importance of the program in improving yields and ensuring the availability of high-quality seed potatoes for Canadian farmers. They also discuss the challenges faced by the program, including the need to balance the desire for stringent standards with the need to keep the program economically viable. Ultimately, the author argues that the program has played a vital role in the success of the Canadian potato industry. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781528240314_0
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