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Project Objectives

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  • Unify terminology and develop quality control standards for Clean Foundation Seed

  • Develop best practices for efficient Clean Foundation Seed production in both the laboratory and greenhouse

  • Develop new technological innovations to determine the presence of viruses on-site and determine best practices that minimize their source and reinfection rate

  • Conduct economic analysis and launch CleanSEED marketing campaign to increase awareness and adoption of Clean Foundation Seed

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CleanSEED Project

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CleanSEED refers to foundation seed roots or plants produced from virus-tested plant material in a laboratory and sourced from a National Clean Plant Center (G0 plant material).


CleanSEED has been tested and found to be free of the following:

  • Sweetpotato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV)

  • Sweetpotato Virus C (SPVC)

  • Sweetpotato Virus G (SPVG)

  • Sweetpotato Virus 2 (SPV2)

  • Sweetpotato Leaf Curl Virus (SPLCV)

  • Sweetpotato Chlorotic Leaf Stunt Virus (SPCSV)

What is CleanSEED? 

National Clean Plant Centers

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Mississippi State University – 
https://www.mafes.msstate.edu/branches/north.asp?location=pontotoc
 

Louisiana State University – 
https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/our_offices/research_stations/sweetpotato
 

North Carolina State University – 
https://mpru.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
 

UC Davis – 
https://fps.ucdavis.edu/sweetpotatoprogram.cfm
 

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff – TBA
 

University of Hawaii Manoa – TBA

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Project Updates 2025

The CleanSEED team had strong participation at the 49th meeting of the National Sweetpotato Collaborators Group Meeting in Fort Worth, TX (January 30th – February 2nd). Students involved in the project presented their latest work to the audience who consisted of sweetpotato researchers, stakeholders, and industry leaders from across the U.S.

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