An Introduction to Asia Solanaceous Round Table (C onceptualized from TBRT for the benefit of Asia) Dr. Narendra Singh ( 9-10 Sept. 2014, Bangaluru, India) Organized Jointly by APSA & SPH (IIHR) ICAR

Why Asia ? : Diverse & geographically dispersed region  Tropical & subtropical (H&H and H&D)  Temperate (Cool to cold )  Wet : High rainfall (> 2,000 mm) to Dry : (< 5mm)  Many food habits  Several Crops & Diseases  Specific disease ( BW, PBNV, TNRV and others)  Many culture & Language  Rich to poor GDP per capita from € 0.5 k to € 27 k

Asia Fast growing Veg. mkt: 1.1 bn€ in 2011 to 1.5 bn € by 2015 Growth in JP/KR/AUS/NZ/TN is stable ~ 5-25% growth in other market SA&SEA total veg market is ~300 mn€ growing to 511 mn € by 2015 Market growth is ~ 20-45% in 5 years depends on countries Value addition by new traits OP to F1 conversion Vegetables in Asia

●One of the biggest vegetable crop in the world and so in Asia ●Tomato and Pepper are the most important one ●Produced all over and widely consumed in Asia ●Growers manage to get better income ●Production & productivity is lower compare to Western countries ●Growers and researcher facing many challenges to improve productivity, disease and pest resistance and fruit quality Why Round table on Solanaceous crop ?

Eg., Top 5 Tomato producing countries & trends (Mio Mt.) FAO Stat.

6 Eg. TOMATO Diseases and its spread N N N Bacterial Wilt (BW) Early Blight (EB) Late Blight (LB) Begomovirus Gray Leaf Spot Fusarium wilt (FW) Tospovirus Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) Nematode Diseases list N Remark; = new emergence since 2008 N N CMV-subgroup II Powdery mildew Verticillium Bacterial leaf spot

What’s the Purpose ●Develop a platform where growers, public and private sector researchers discuss together ●Address specific problems of Asia with focus to solanaceae ●Identify and list down problem and issues ●Develop projects to address those issues ●Identify lab & Researchers/Scientist/Breeder for collaboration

What’s the Purpose ●Strengthen public and private sector collaboration ●Avoid duplication of work for better utilization of resources ●Offer a forum where latest advances are shared among the scientists ●Develop brand image of Asian scientist & their work ●Be recognized and respectful

Vision of ASRT Offer a forum for the discussion of Research, Breeding and Breeding technology issues relevant to Solanaceous crops; Address issues for the benefit of farmers; and Strengthen public-private sector partnerships, all in the Asian region

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