Indonesia: Dr Meksy Dianawati, Whose Aeroponic Research Lifted Seed Potato Yield by 55%, on the Potato Expert Panel
Dr Meksy Dianawati of Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), a specialist in seed potato production and aeroponics, is a member of the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Dr Meksy Dianawati, a researcher at Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), is a member of the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News. Her work focuses on seed potato production, aeroponic cultivation, breeding and agronomic practices to raise potato productivity.
Aeroponics and cultivar-specific responses
Dianawati’s research looks at how to optimise seed potato production through innovative cultivation technologies, how different cultivars respond to environmental conditions, and how improved crop management can raise yields.
Her poster at the World Potato Congress in Kenya showed this approach in practice: in aeroponic seed production, extra light lifted the yield of the cultivar Atlantic Malang by 55%, while other cultivars responded differently. Read the full story: Indonesia: Extra Light Lifts Aeroponic Seed Potato Yield by 55% in Atlantic Malang, but Not Every Cultivar Responds the Same.
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Areas of expertise
- Seed potato production
- Aeroponic cultivation
- Potato breeding
- Agronomic practices and sustainable production technologies
WHY IT MATTERS
Aeroponics is one of the fastest ways to produce disease-free minitubers, but results depend on the cultivar and growing conditions. For seed producers in Asia, Africa and beyond, research that shows which technique works for which variety helps avoid costly mistakes when investing in new seed production units. Similar technology has grown into a national system in Rwanda.
Join the panel
Potatoes.News invites potato professionals from any country to join the Potato Expert Panel. To apply, write to v.kovalev@potatoes.news with a short biography (80–150 words), your areas of expertise, your country and organisation, and a portrait photo. The panel is the first step towards an international network of potato professionals that we are building together with the International Potato Tour.
Based on the expert profile provided by Dr Meksy Dianawati. Read her expert profile.
