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For potato breeding or genetical research purposes, the number of copies of a dominant major gene for resistance to potato virus Y in a parent clone can be determined by test-crossing with a susceptible parent and observing the segregation ratio of resistant to susceptible seedlings in the progeny. In a comparison of different susceptible cultivars for use in test-crosses for this purpose, their progenies differed in the clarity of symptoms and parental phenotype proved an unreliable guide. Cvs Maris Piper, Arran Peak and Dr MacIntosh were found to be suitable tester parents, Pentland Squire less so and cv. Désirée was confirmed as having a major gene conferring incomplete resistance. It was found advisable to test-cross with more than one susceptible parent.
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Solomon-Blackburn, R.M., Mackay, G.R. Progeny testing for resistance to potato virus Y: a comparison of susceptible potato cultivars for use in testcrosses with resistant parents. Potato Res 36, 327–333 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02361799
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