煙草在線據泰國《民族報》報道編譯　　泰國財政部下屬的國有企業——泰國煙草專賣公司（TTM）與新加坡金龍投資公司合作設立了一個實驗項目，旨在提高煙草作物對病毒性疾病的免疫能力。

　　這個項目是專門為弗吉尼亞烤煙、白肋煙和土耳其煙草等煙草類型而設計的，標志著煙草首次被運用到旨在通過提高抗病毒感染力而提高產量的實驗中。

　　泰國煙草專賣公司的常務董事Torsak Chotimongkol說，該項目的實驗過程可廣泛適用于其他作物和農產品，并可通過可持續發展直接提高農民的收入水平。

　　對煙農來說，煙草的病毒性疾病是一個大問題，會導致煙草產量減少30%。

　　金龍投資公司被選為該項目的主要咨詢伙伴。該公司聘請了幾個病毒性疾病方面的專家，而且針對植物病毒和動物病毒開展了大量的重要研究項目。

　　金龍投資公司總裁Chatchaval Jiaravanon表示，該項目將分為兩部分進行。

　　第一部分將在印尼的病毒學實驗室和泰國煙草專賣公司Maejo煙草試驗站的實驗園進行，并將對病毒性樣本進行收集和分析。

　　第二部分將在溫室內種植煙草，在溫室內的可控氣候下，可通過持續監測煙草的培育和收獲，以對質量提高做出評估。

　　泰國煙草專賣公司說，它希望這種共同努力將是改革泰國農業的一個重要因素，通過讓農民提高產量和生產較高質量的產品，來幫助提高價值鏈的效率。

　　該項目是根據可考慮到的實際商業應用設計的，最終目標是把生產的世界首批提高了病毒性免疫能力的煙草種子出口到全球。

評論：

　　泰國開展的提高煙草作物對病毒性疾病的免疫能力的實驗項目，將對農業發展具有重要意義。煙草現在在很大程度上還是一種受到多種自然環境因素影響的作物，病毒性危害很大。而煙農，是低收入人群，如果能保證其收入來源，將會大大提高他們的生活質量。泰國煙草專賣公司投資開展這樣的項目，一方面能促進煙農的收入，另一方面也能使公司獲得高質量的煙葉，以及可以出售新品種的煙草種子增加公司收入。此外，這些技術還可以用于其他作物，能提高農民其他作物的收入水平，對整個農業都是非常有利的事情！

Thailand: TTM Joins Project to Fight Viral Diseases in Plants

　　The Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM), a state-owned enterprise within the Ministry of Finance, has established an experimental project in cooperation with Singapore's Gold Dragon Investment that aims to boost the immunity of tobacco plants to viral diseases.

　　The project, designed specifically around the Virginia, Burley and Turkish tobacco strains, marks the first time that tobacco has been used in an experiment that aims to increase production yields through improved resistance to viral infections.

　　The process may end up having a wide application to other plants and agricultural products, and directly improve the well-being of farmers through sustainable development, TTM managing director Torsak Chotimongkol said.

　　Viral diseases in tobacco have been a major problem for farmers, resulting in production losses of up to 30 per cent.

　　Gold Dragon Investment was chosen as the prime consulting partner for the effort. The company employs several specialists in viral diseases and has undertaken a number of important research projects focusing on plant and animal viruses.

　　It chairman, Chatchaval Jiaravanon, said the project would be undertaken in two parts.

　　The first will be conducted in Indonesia's virology laboratory and the experimental nursery of TTM's Maejo Tobacco Experimental Station and will involve viral samples being collected and analysed.

　　The second part will involve the planting of tobacco in a greenhouse, where in a controlled climate the plants will be continuously monitored through cultivation and harvest to assess the quality improvements.

　　TTM says it hopes the joint effort will be a significant factor in revolutionising the Thai agricultural industry, helping to streamline the value chain by allowing farmers to boost yields and produce higher-quality products.

　　It is designed with real-world commercial applications in mind, with the ultimate goal the production of the world's first tobacco seeds with enhanced viral immunity that would be exported around the world. Enditem