Potato breeding and seed production in Lithuania is carried out at the Voke Branch of the Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture. It was started in 1958. The key objective was to select the varieties immune to wart disease, cyst nematodes, with high resistance to other diseases, with excellent agronomic and cooking qualities, suitable for the processing industry. As the result of breeding work five new varieties were produced: 'VB Venta', 'VB Rasa', 'VB Liepa', 'Goda' and ' VB Aista'. They all are immune to the worst potato disease - wart (Synchtrium endobioticum Schilb.). Most of them resistant to a local patotype of nematodes (Globodera rostochiensis Woll.). Other advantages such as good yield, excellent cooking qualities, good taste or attractive shape were the main items in producing Lithuanian potato varieties as well. Lithuanian agriculture is able to produce enough seed potatoes to the required quality. Seed potatoes, especially in our first class, must be grown under quarantine conditions, with in ceased security measures. Potato seed production from meristem tissue at biotechnologic laboratory is carried out in the Voke branch of Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture. It is the centre for potato seed production in Lithuania
