Phenotypic stability of resistance to late blight in potato clones evaluated at eight sites in the united states

K. G. Haynes, D. H. Lambert, B. J. Christ, D. P. Weingartner, D. S. Douches, J. E. Backlund, G. Secor, W. Fry, W. Stevenson

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Abstract

Changes in the fungal pathogen Phytophthora infestans in the United States pose a significant threat to potato production. Sources of resistance to these new genotypes of P. infestans need to be identified for potato breeders to have parental materials for crossing, and the phenotypic stability of late blight resistance in these potato clones needs to be determined. Sixteen potato clones which reportedly have some resistance to late blight were evaluated at eight locations: Florida (FL), Maine (ME), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), North Dakota (ND), New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA) and Wisconsin (WI) in 1996. Percent infected foliage was recorded at approximately weekly intervals following the onset of the disease at each location. Area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) was calculated. Clones were ranked for mean AUDPC within location and the nonparametric stability statistics, mean absolute rank differences and variance of the ranks, were analyzed for phenotypic stability. Neither of these statistics was significant, indicating a lack of genotype x environment interaction on the rankings of these clones across locations in 1996. The four clones with lowest AUDPC scores were U.S. clones AWN86514-2, B0692-4, B0718-3 and B0767-2. These clones should be useful parental materials for breeders seeking to incorporate genes for late blight resistance into potatoes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)211-217
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Potato Research
Volume75
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Agronomy and Crop Science

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