Sections are your opportunity to contribute in key focus areas of the Association. Each section works to address industry challenges through information exchange, research, and innovation.
Section Annual Reports
Section Chairs are required to submit their section's annual report to the PAA Board of Directors prior to the close of the PAA annual meeting. Highlights from these reports will be shared with members during the Annual Member Business Meeting of the Association.
Breeding & Genetics
The primary purpose of the Breeding & Genetics Section is to promote discussion, exchange of information and understanding of potato breeding and genetic problems and to encourage research and new approaches to solving these problems.
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Certification
The primary purpose of the Certification Section is to strive for improvement of the seed potato industry by:
- Improving certification procedures.
- Exchanging information among seed potato workers.
- Encouraging research directed toward improvements of seed potato performance.
- Encouraging uniformity in regulations and identification of seed quality.
- Encouraging high ethical standards for seed producers, dealers and certification officials.
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Extension, Production & Management
The primary purpose of the Extension, Production & Management Section is to encourage research, extension and new approaches toward solving problems and improving methods in potato production and management.
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Physiology
The primary purpose of the Physiology Section is to promote discussion, exchange and understanding of potato physiological problems and to encourage research and new approaches to solving these problems.
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Plant Protection
The Plant Protection Section serves two major purposes:
- to promote communication among people involved in Pathology, Entomology and Weed Control through the exchange and development of concepts dealing with disease and insect aspects of seed and commercial potato production, storage and marketing.
- to develop appropriate research, information and /or educational programs through PAA on behalf of its members.
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Utilization & Marketing
The scope of the Utilization & Marketing Section encompasses activities dealing with harvesting, handling, transportation, storage, and utilization of potatoes through processing and fresh market channels. The section's primary purpose is to promote discussion and understanding of potato utilization problems, and to encourage research and new approaches to solving these problems.
This can be accomplished by organizing and sponsoring symposia on selected topics, preparing listing of investigators and their current research program objectives, improving the selection and presentation of research papers at the annual meetings, and sponsoring discussion on immediate and future research pertaining to potato utilization. Additionally, the Section will provide an avenue through which the PAA membership can communicate with other regional and national organizations interested in the activities by this Section.
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