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Methodology and Assessment of the Susceptibility of Potato Genotypes to Phytophthora erythroseptica, Causal Organism of Pink Rot

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The potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum L.) soil-borne pink rot pathogen, Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethyb., may infect tubers directly through eyes and lenticels but invades primarily through the stem and stolon. Here, inoculation of detached tubers and field infection are compared as resistance screening methods. Three years of trials with 17 cultivars and 2-year trials with an additional six cultivars indicate that, while results are significantly correlated, detached tuber evaluations do not sufficiently differentiate those potato lines found most resistant under field conditions. The relative rate of lesion development in infected tubers is not correlated with field results or sufficiently highly associated with the incidence of tuber infection. A highly significant correlation of Idaho and Maine field results for nine cultivars suggests that regional variation is not an important consideration in pink rot screening. The most resistant cultivars in repeated field evaluations, ‘Atlantic’, its progeny ‘Pike’ and ‘Gem Russet’, and ‘Snowden’ all had ‘Lenape’ in their recent pedigrees. Although other progeny cultivars exhibited good resistance in a subsequent trial, Lenape itself was only moderately resistant to pink rot. The red-skinned varieties screened were generally the most susceptible and shared common parentage.

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El patógeno del suelo de la pudrición rosada Phytophthora erythroseptica Pethyb. de la papa (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum L.), puede infectar a los tubérculos directamente a través de los ojos y las lenticelas, pero invade primeramente por el tallo y el estolón. Aquí se hace la comparación de la inoculación de tubérculos separados con la infección de campo, como métodos de evaluación de resistencia. Tres años de ensayos con 17 variedades y ensayos de dos años con seis variedades adicionales indican que, mientras que los resultados están correlacionados significativamente, las evaluaciones a tubérculos separados no diferencían suficientemente a aquellas líneas de papa que fueron las más resistentes bajo condiciones de campo. El nivel relativo de desarrollo de la lesión en tubérculos infectados no está correlacionado con los resultados de campo, o asociados lo suficiente con la incidencia de infección de tubérculo. Una correlación altamente significativa en los resultados de campo de Idaho y Maine en nueve variedades sugiere que la variación regional no es una consideración importante en la evaluación de la pudrición rosada. Las variedades más resistentes en repetidas evaluaciones de campo, “Atlantic”, su progenie “Pike” y “Gem Russet”, y “Snowden”, todas tenían “Lenape” en sus pedigrís recientes. Aunque otras progenies de las variedades exhibieron buena resistencia en un ensayo subsecuente, Lenape en sí fue la única moderadamente resistente a la pudrición rosada. Las variedades de piel roja evaluadas generalmente fueron las más susceptibles y compartieron un parentaje común.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of Elbridge Giggie, Barrett Peabody and Lacey Archer, and the support of the Maine Potato Board, Kenneth Deahl, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA Contract No. 58-1225-3-099). Maine Agricultural and Forestry Research Station external publication 3149.

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Fitzpatrick-Peabody, E.R., Lambert, D.H. Methodology and Assessment of the Susceptibility of Potato Genotypes to Phytophthora erythroseptica, Causal Organism of Pink Rot. Am. J. Pot Res 88, 105–113 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-010-9179-7

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