Description
The At the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), in collaboration with the International Potato Center (CIP), researchers compared the cost-effectiveness of using sandponics versus conventional soil substrates for multiplying pre-basic sweetpotato seed. The sandponics system showed a 21.8% higher vine multiplication rate, significantly reducing production costs by 22.7%. This study highlights the potential of sandponics as a more sustainable and cost-efficient alternative for sweetpotato seed production in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly for specific genotypes like Ejumula.
Learn more about this research “Comparative Analysis for Producing Sweetpotato Pre-basic Seed Using Sandponics and Conventional Systems.”
