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Usefulness of Andigena (Solanum Tuberosum SSP. Andigena) Genotypes as Parents in Breeding Early Bulking Potato Cultivars

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Seven Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum and three Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigena accessions were crossed to produce 12 Tuberosum × Tuberosum (T × T) and 9 Tuberosum × Andigena (T × A) progenies. These families were evaluated for five important traits for two successive clonal generations under short day sub-tropical plains. The differences in yield, average tuber weight and tuber number between {T × T }and T × A families in an early (75 days) crop were not significant. Compared to conventional intra-Tuberosum families, T × A families had significantly higher % tuber dry matter and specific gravity. In contrast to intra-Tuberosum crosses, T × A crosses exhibited a positive heterosis for tuber yield. Compared to T × T families, T × A families showed significantly higher heterosis for yield and tuber number. Comparison of T × T and T × A families and parents using canonical analysis led to the identification of superior hybrid families and superior parents. Some T × A progenies were close to breeding goal and thus can be used for selecting high-yielding cultivars. This revealed the usefulness of Andigena genotypes as parents in developing early bulking potato cultivars with broad genetic base for short day sub-tropical plains.

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    Raj Kumar & G. S. Kang

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Kumar, R., Kang, G.S. Usefulness of Andigena (Solanum Tuberosum SSP. Andigena) Genotypes as Parents in Breeding Early Bulking Potato Cultivars. Euphytica 150, 107–115 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-006-9098-3

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