SPRING 2012 TUBER LIST
These tubers were produced on plants isolated in an insect-controlled greenhouse on benches, in sterilized clay pots containing commercial soilless mix, and originating from in vitro material which tested free of viruses. However, they are not guaranteed disease free. We recommend that the most appropriate use of these tubers is destructive testing or one-year field growouts which you are confident would present no risk to your program. Otherwise, retest the tuber material for pathogens that are of concern to your program. You assume any added risk these tubers present as an alternative to ordering the corresponding in vitro forms.
The greenhouse spray program was not done with a food crop in mind, so these tubers are...
NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
"IV" below marks first generation tubers produced directly from in vitro plantlets.
"TU" below marks second generation tubers produced from plants grown from last year’s “IV” tubers.
NO 2012 TUBERS REMAIN