Qaib ntxhw: Lub koom haum Niğde sau cov Super-Elite Minitubers los ntawm Hydroponic System
Tus yuam sij takeaways
- 2 million minitubers a year: capacity reported in 2025
- 11 domestic potato varieties bred by the Niğde institute
- 8 of those varieties were transferred to the private sector
- 100–150 minitubers per plant in aeroponics, per DHA
Vim li cas nws tseem ceeb
- Rau cov neeg ua liaj ua teb
- Ask seed suppliers whether domestic Niğde varieties will be offered as certified seed next season, and compare them with imported varieties in small trials.
- Rau cov neeg muag khoom
- Seed firms licensing the institute varieties should request planned minituber volumes early to schedule field multiplication.
Kev piav qhia luv luv 60 vib nas this
A state research centre in central Anatolia has brought in another crop of top-class potato starting material grown without soil. The Niğde institute harvested super-elite minitubers of registered and candidate domestic varieties in a hydroponic unit that can run all year. The harvest size was not disclosed. Earlier reporting from October 2025 gives scale: about 2 million minitubers a year across aeroponic, hydroponic and soil systems, and 11 home-bred varieties, eight of them licensed to private firms. Per plant, aeroponics gave 100 to 150 minitubers and hydroponics 50 to 60. The work supports a policy of cutting imported seed. One outlet called the unit a national first, which the 2025 coverage contradicts. Without 2026 volumes, the real effect on seed supply remains unclear. Licensing firms and growers will need those numbers to plan field multiplication for the coming seasons.
The Potato Research Institute in Niğde has harvested a new crop of minitubers. The tubers were grown in a soilless hydroponic system. They belong to the super-elite class, the top level of seed multiplication. The local newspaper Hamle reported the harvest on 21 September.
The minitubers come from registered domestic varieties and from candidate varieties. The institute is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Aims of the work
Director Uğur Pırlak said the institute continues to work, produce and add value without a break. According to Hamle, the work has several goals:
Hnub ua haujlwm. Tshem tawm kev sau npe hauv ib qho nias.
- reduce dependence on imported seed potatoes
- develop domestic varieties
- produce quality seed material
- use more environmentally friendly production methods
The TR Haberleri site reported the harvest on 22 September. It said the system allows production 365 days a year. Neither report gives the number of minitubers harvested.
Not the first such system
TR Haberleri called the system a first in Turkey. Earlier reports do not support that claim. On 12 October 2025, the DHA news agency described soilless production at the same institute.
According to DHA, the institute then used three systems: aeroponic, hydroponic and soil-based. It produced 2 million minitubers a year. One plant gave 100–150 minitubers in the aeroponic system and 50–60 in the hydroponic system.
DHA also reported that the institute had developed 11 domestic varieties. It had transferred 8 of them to the private sector.
Vim li cas nws tseem ceeb
Turkey still relies on imported seed potatoes for part of its crop. Clean minitubers are the starting point of any domestic seed chain. More minitubers of local varieties can shorten the path to certified seed for growers.
The new harvest shows the programme is continuing. But without volumes, its impact on the seed supply cannot yet be measured. Seed companies licensing the domestic varieties should ask the institute for planned minituber volumes for next season.
Photo: Certified seed potato tubers (not Turkey) (illustrative). Philippus Jacobus Steyn / Wikimedia Commons, CC LOS-SA 4.0
Kev Qhia Txog Qos Yaj Ywm Thoob Ntiaj Teb
Tsib zaj dab neeg zoo tshaj plaws, cov nqi, cov lus ceeb toom txog kab mob thiab cov xwm txheej. Sawv ntxov hnub ua haujlwm, tsis muaj kev tshaj tawm.
Dab tsi tom ntej
The 2026 minituber volume has not been published. The minitubers will enter field multiplication towards certified seed.
Qhov chaw
- Hamle Gazetesi: Patates Araştırma Enstitüsünde topraksız üretim: Mini yumrular hasat edildi (21.09.2026) — https://www.hamlegazetesi.com/haber/patates-arastirma-enstitusunde-topraksiz-uretim-mini-yumrular-hasat-edildi-37513
- TR Haberleri: Niğde'de patates tohumunda hidroponik sistemle Türkiye'de bir ilk (22.09.2026) — https://www.trtv.net/2026/09/22/nigde-patates-hidroponik-sistem-tohum-hasadi/
- DHA: Niğde'de yerli ve milli patatesler topraksız sistemlerle 12 ay boyunca üretiliyor (12.10.2025, контекст) — https://www.dha.com.tr/gundem/nigdede-yerli-ve-milli-patatesler-topraksiz-sistemlerle-12-ay-boyunca-uretiliyor-2737133
- ОДИН ИСТОЧНИК
Txuas nrog cov ntaub ntawv no
- Lub teb chaws
- Qaib ntxhw
- tuam txhab uas muag
- Potato Research Institute Niğde; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey
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