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Common Scab Trials of Potato Varieties and Advanced Selections at Three U.S. Locations

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Common scab (CS), caused by Streptomyces spp., is a soil-borne bacterial disease of potato tubers which may cause superficial, raised, or pitted lesions. The results of screening potato germplasm for severity of CS can be variable, necessitating testing over multiple environments. The purposes of this study were to evaluate advanced germplasm from public potato breeding programs in different regions of the United States for their reaction to CS, estimate broad-sense heritability for resistance, and identify clones with stable resistance. Seventeen to 23 clones per year were evaluated at each of three locations (ID, ME, MN) from 2002 to 2007. After harvest, each tuber was scored for the percent of surface area covered with lesions and the type of lesion. These scores were converted to an area index (AI) and a lesion index (LI). AI, LI, and the arcsine √ proportion scabby tubers (PS) were analyzed as normally distributed responses. There were significant differences among clones for AI in 2 years, LI in 5 years, and PS in 3 years. There were significant clone x location interactions for AI and PS all 6 years, and LI in 5 years. Broad-sense heritability for AI, LI, and PS ranged from 0 to 0.78, 0.49 to 0.90, and 0.30 to 0.80, respectively. Evaluation at multiple sites remains important for characterizing the reaction of potato germplasm to CS.

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La roña común (CS), causada por Streptomyces spp., es una enfermedad bacteriana de los tubérculos de la papa, que puede causar lesiones superficiales, elevadas o punteadas. Los resultados en las evaluaciones del germoplasma de papa pueden variar en severidad de CS, requiriéndose pruebas en múltiples ambientes. Los propósitos de este estudio fueron evaluar germoplasma avanzado de programas públicos de mejoramiento de papa en diferentes regiones de Estados Unidos para su reacción a CS, estimar la heredabilidad para la resistencia en un sentido amplio, e identificar clones con resistencia estable. Se evaluaron anualmente de 17 a 23 clones en cada una de tres localidades (ID, ME, MN) del 2002 al 2007. Después de la cosecha, cada tubérculo fue cuantificado en porcentaje de área de la superficie cubierta con lesiones y de qué tipo. Estas evaluaciones se convirtieron a un índice de área (AI) y a un índice de lesión (LI). Se analizaron AI, LI, y la proporción √ arcoseno de tubérculos con roña (PS) como respuestas en una distribución normal. Hubo diferencias significativas entre clones para AI en dos años, LI en cinco años, y PS en tres años. Hubo interacciones significativas de clon x localidad para AI y PS en los seis años, y LI en cinco años. La heredabilidad en un amplio sentido para AI, LI, y PS fluctuó de 0 a 0.78, 0.49 a 0.90 y 0.30 a 0.80 respectivamente. La evaluación en sitios múltiples permanece importante para la caracterización de la reacción del germoplasma de papa a CS.

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Abbreviations

CS:

common scab

LI:

lesion index

PS:

arcsine √ proportion scabby tubers

AI:

area index based on Merz’ scale

H:

broad-sense heritability

CI:

confidence interval

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The excellent technical assistance of Karl DeLong, Charles LaGasse, Bonnie Adams, and Merle Bragg is gratefully acknowledged. This research was partially supported by a grant from the USDA/ARS Cooperative Potato Research Program.

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  1. USDA/ARS, Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA

    Kathleen G. Haynes & Leslie A. Wanner

  2. Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA

    Christian A. Thill & Jeffrey Miller

  3. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA

    James M. Bradeen

  4. USDA/ARS, Aberdeen Research & Extension Center, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Research Unit, Aberdeen, ID, 83210, USA

    Richard G. Novy, Jonathan L. Whitworth & Dennis L. Corsini

  5. USDA/ARS, Biometrical Consulting Service, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA

    Bryan T. Vinyard

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Haynes, K.G., Wanner, L.A., Thill, C.A. et al. Common Scab Trials of Potato Varieties and Advanced Selections at Three U.S. Locations. Am. J. Pot Res 87, 261–276 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-010-9132-9

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