HONOLULU, June 18 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
Tucked away at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa's Komohana facility in Hilo, a small team of researchers from the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) is building the clean seed pipeline that could help secure the future of the state's sweetpotato industry. Clean seeds are vine cuttings that are free from harmful viruses.
The National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Sweetpotato‑Hawaiʻi Center is part of the USDA‑supported NCPN‑Sweetpotatoes program, a national network of clean plant centers, scientists, regulators, and growers. It is the only center in the network dedicated to Okinawan and Hawaiian heritage ...