American Journal of Potato Research最新文献

Adoption of new cultivars is challenging for commercial growers. To understand the best nitrogen fertilization rate (90, 134, 179, and 224 kg N ha^-1) and within-row spacing (15, 23 and 31 cm) for two potential potato cultivar releases from North Dakota State University, a study was carried out in 2019 and 2020 in North Dakota. The advanced chipping selections ND7799c-1 and ND7519-1 were compared to a chip industry standard, Dakota Pearl. In 2019, ND7799c-1 grown at 23 cm within-row spacing had similar marketable yield to Dakota Pearl. In 2020, ND7519-1 at all within-row spacings, and ND7799c-1 at 15 and 23 cm within-row spacing, yielded similarly to Dakota Pearl. Nitrogen rate did not affect yield or chipping quality in 2019 or 2020. The advanced selections had lower sucrose and glucose levels one month after harvest compared to Dakota Pearl in 2020. ND7799c-1 stored for 8 months, and ND7519-1 for 6 months, before chip quality declined. This research demonstrates the potential for ND7799c-1 and ND7519-1 to be successful chip processing cultivars for the Northern Plains.

Variety selection and cultural management practices are the most common considerations for improved profitability in potato production systems. Planting density investigations have led to both within and between-row spacing recommendations to maximize profitability for commonly grown potato cultivars. Planting density can significantly alter tuber set, tuber size distribution, yield and profitability depending on end-use of the crop. However, rarely have such investigations included an assessment of the residual effects of changes in tuber size distribution on tuber bruising (blackspot and shatter bruise) and associated financial returns. The physics of impact injury suggests that larger tubers are more prone to tuber bruising than smaller tubers when dropped from a similar height. In this study we varied the in-row spacing of seed to investigate the extent to which the associated changes in tuber size distribution affect tuber bruising and crop values. The results demonstrated that: (1) the extent of tuber bruising was directly correlated with total marketable yield as altered by in-row spacing; (2) marketable yields decreased as in-row spacing increased; (3) while the absolute yield (MT ha⁻¹) of bruised tubers increased with closer in-row spacing, the spacing-induced shifts in tuber size distribution had no effect on the percentage of bruised tubers as a proportion of total yield; (4) larger tubers were more prone to bruising; and (5) closer in-row spacing significantly improved financial returns for both processing and seed contracts despite the increase in bruise yield.

Reduction to a haploid state followed by chromosome doubling is an established method for the production of inbred lines for diploid-hybrid true seed production. In potato, the focus on haploid induction has been to use haploid inducers to develop primary dihaploids from tetraploid breeding clones via maternal haploid induction. Further reduction of diploid breeding lines into true monoploids via haploid induction is also possible but has not been explored extensively. PL-4, a diploid potato line developed as an improved haploid inducer, was crossed as female in a limited number of crosses with a diploid breeding line derived from Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja-stenotomum. Embryo rescue resulted in two offspring below the guard cell count threshold, and SNP analysis identified one offspring as a monoploid derived from PL-4.

Developing potato varieties through hybridization is an effective breeding method to improve productivity and quality of potato. The aim of this study was to develop a late blight tolerant, high-yielding, and stable potato variety. In 2015/2016, the Adet Agricultural Research Center began a potato crossing and produced 3600 genotypes. The best performing eleven genotypes were selected and tested against check varieties in national trials for 2020 and 2021. The lowest tuber yield (17.95 t ha⁻¹) was obtained with a local check while the highest yield (42.25 t ha-1) was observed with genotype AD501645.9 (produced from crossing of Belete x CIP396034.263). The AD501645.9 demonstrated 15 and 135.37% yield advantages over standard and local checks, respectively. AMMI analyses revealed significant (P < 0.01) on genotype, environment and genotype by environment interaction with respect to tuber yield. This is indicating that genotypes responded differently to the traits in each environment. Different stability measuring methods identified as genotype AD501645.9 was widely adaptable, stable and high yielder. In 2023 AD501645.9 was released as the new table variety ‘Worku’, the first variety ever developed from crossing and selection in Ethiopia.

Vanguard Russet, a fresh market potato developed by the Texas A&M Breeding Program, has been reported to be heat tolerant based on previous greenhouse and field studies. Until now, no studies have been conducted to understand the mechanisms involved in its heat tolerance. We compared Vanguard Russet and the heat-sensitive potato variety Russet Burbank using contrasting conditions in growth chambers (normal, 25/15⁰C day/night vs. high-temperature, 25/15⁰C day/night for four weeks, followed by 35/25⁰C day/night). Differences in tuber initiation time, bulking, tuber number, plant height, leaf area, stem thickness, leaf angle, plant biomass, and photosynthetic parameters were sequentially documented at five-time points: 30, 45, 60, 75, and 100 days after planting. Although having slower above-ground plant growth under both conditions, Vanguard Russet initiated tuber formation significantly earlier (< 30 days) than Russet Burbank (30–45 days). This indicates its ability to quickly channel photoassimilates toward tubers, employing early tuberization as a possible heat escape strategy. Screening for early tuberization could be considered as an initial approach to identify varieties able to escape heat stress. In addition to early tuberization, heat-tolerant varieties must produce a high yield of marketable tubers with few internal and external defects.

Solanum microdontum (mcd) is a tuber-bearing relative of commercial potato. Although wild, it has many attractive traits for breeding. Previous research has shown it has exceptional ability to sequester calcium in its tubers, a trait associated with tuber disease resistance and tuber quality. We used a set of mcd from 50 populations in the US Potato Genebank (USPG) shown to encompass most of the genetic diversity in the species, two individuals from each population. Tubers were produced in pots in the USPG greenhouse in two years, and freeze dried samples tested for calcium content. Some exceptionally high Ca accumulators were identified (especially clone mcd40B1 from PI 473166). Because other minerals were measured in the same tests, the highest accumulators for K, Mg, Zn in mcd were also identified. All the stocks tested are available in vitro from USPG for additional research and breeding.

In potato breeding, maturity class (MC) is a crucial selection criterion because this is a critical aspect of commercial potato production. Currently, the classification of potato genotypes into MCs is done visually, which is time- and labor-consuming. The objective of this research was to use vegetation indices (VIs) derived from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery to remotely assign MCs to potato plants grown in trials, representing three different early stages within a multi-year breeding program. The relationships between VIs (GOSAVI – Green Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index, MCARI2 – Modified Chlorophyll Absorption Index-Improved, NDRE – Normalized Difference Red Edge, NDVI – Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, and OSAVI – Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index and WDVI – Weighted Difference Vegetation Index) and visual potato canopy status were determined. Further, this study aimed to identify factors that could improve the accuracy (decrease Mean Absolute Error – MAE) of potato MC estimation remotely. Results show that VIs derived from UAV imagery can be effectively used to remotely assign MCs to potato breeding lines, with higher accuracy for the potato B-clones (20 plants per plot) than the A-clones (6 plants per plot). Among the tested VIs, the NDRE allowed for potato MC evaluation with the lowest MAE. Applying NDRE for remote MC estimation using a validation dataset of potato B-clones (100 plants per plot), resulted in an MC estimate with a 0.81 MAE. However, the accuracy of potato MC estimation using UAV image-based methods should be improved by reducing the potato canopy’s variability (increasing uniformity) within the plot. This could be achieved by minimizing 1) potato vines bending over the neighboring row, causing vine overlap between plots, and 2) plants damaged by tractor wheels during field operations.

Accurate real-time estimation of nutrient concentrations in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) canopies is crucial for advanced decision support systems in site-specific nutrient management. This study investigated the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based hyperspectral imaging in predicting nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and sulfur (S) concentrations in potato plants comparing two sampling types such as petiole/leaves and above-ground biomass (AGB) sampling. Furthermore, this study also investigates the prediction of AGB, total, and marketable yield of two potato cultivars, 'Atlantic' (chipping) and 'Red La Soda' (tablestock). Four UAV flights over experimental sites were made, and hyperspectral imaging sensors (393–995 nm, 273 bands) were conducted, which coincided with the in-field sample collection as ground truth. Data were analyzed using the partial least square regression model after preprocessing and extracting spectra from images. The model showed high accuracy in estimating plant N concentration from petiole/leaf samples (external validation R² = 0.58; [external validation RMSE = 0.31 × 10⁴ mg kg⁻¹]), as well as for P (0.75 [0.05 × 10⁴ mg kg⁻¹]) and S (0.58 [0.03 × 10⁴ mg kg⁻¹]). Potassium estimation accuracy improved with biomass sampling (0.47 [1.19 × 10⁴ mg kg⁻¹]). Above-ground biomass estimation had higher accuracy for 'Atlantic' (0.75 [1.29 Mg ha⁻¹]) than for 'Red La Soda' (0.57 [1.38 Mg ha⁻¹]). The model accurately estimated total and marketable tuber yields for both cultivars, with variations noted based on flight timing related to the crop stage. Cultivar ‘Red La Soda’ achieved the highest total yield accuracy on the first (0.76 [3.31 Mg ha⁻¹]) and fourth flights (0.76 [3.31]), while the ‘Atlantic’ had the highest accuracy on the third flight (0.50 [4.11]). Model outputs, including standardized coefficients and variable importance in prediction, visualizing band contributions to measured parameter predictions are presented. This study concludes that hyperspectral imaging successfully estimates the potato nutrient concentration and predicts the in-season potato yield, which can contribute significantly to the potato management decision support system. However, it underscores the importance of multiyear high temporal data acquisition with variable potato varieties to establish a reliable AGB and yield estimation model to improve performance.

Zebra chip is an increasingly serious disease in commercial potato production globally. Resistance can be pursued by control of the insect vector, the tomato-potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli or the bacterial causal agent, Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Lso). Some Lso-infected plants of the wild potato species S. microdontum (mcd) had been observed to have low symptom expression. Thus, we evaluated a representative core collection of 86 individuals from 50 mcd populations in the US Potato Genebank (USPG). Real-time quantitative PCR on tissue from infected leaves was used as a proxy for bacterial titer of Lso. Russet Burbank control had 56% of the MLT of the most susceptible mcd individual. The average for all mcd was 67%, and the lowest, most resistant six mcd individuals were 0%. Repeated testing of those six individuals identified two as most reliably resistant: mcd15B2 from PI 265575 and mcd62B1 from PI 498126. All of these mcd individuals are available from USPG. They should be useful for research and breeding aimed at better understanding and controlling Zebra chip disease.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) dry rot due to fungal infections causes the loss of a significant amount of potatoes. In this study, the antifungal effects of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) extracts against Fusarium sulphureum were investigated. The results of in vitro antifungal tests showed that all four sunflower extracts significantly inhibited the growth of F. sulphureum. Notably, the optimal inhibitory concentrations of ethyl acetate extract from sunflower disk (EESD), ethyl acetate extract from sunflower stalk (EESS), petroleum ether extract from sunflower disk (PESD) and petroleum ether extract from sunflower stalk (PESS) against F. sulphureum were 160 mg/mL, 160 mg/mL, 240 mg/mL, and 240 mg/mL, respectively. In addition, these extracts significantly inhibited the activities of polygalacturonase (PG), polymethyl-galacturonase (PMG), carboxymethyl cellulase (Cx), and β-glucosidase (β-Glu) secreted by F. sulphureum in three potato varieties: Longshu No.7, Longshu No.10 and Xindaping. These results provide a theoretical foundation for the biological control of potato dry rot.