Abstract
Since 1950 an extensive system of trials for new potato varieties has been set up in the Netherlands. The author gives a scheme of testing the potato seedlings.
The potato breeders in the Netherlands start annually with ± 500 to 600,000 seedlings. In late years on average 4 new potato varieties are placed on the List of Varieties. In spite of the small chances to breed potato varieties which are better than the existing ones, at 9 large, 25 medium and some 170 small establishments breeders are engaged in improving the potato in the Netherlands.
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Zingstra, H. Research of new potato varieties in the Netherlands. Euphytica 12, 41–48 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033592
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033592