Selection for individual traits in the early generations of a potato breeding program dedicated to producing cultivars with tubers having long shape and russet skin
Selection for individual traits in the early generations of a potato breeding program dedicated to producing cultivars with tubers having long shape and russet skin
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10.1007/bf02851598
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1997-05-01
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Pavek, JJ
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Love, SL;Werner, BK;Pavek, JJ
Early generation selection in a potato breeding program involves visual assessment of economic worth based on appearance. Efficiency could be improved by using individual characteristics with defined selection behavior. This study was done to define the selectability of visible traits used for selection in the early generations of potato breeding. Twenty-seven traits were evaluated through three clonal generations using two hundred clones, twenty from each of ten crosses, taken from a population created to produce cultivars with long tuber shape and russet skin. Genotype x environment interactions, heritabilities, correlation coefficients among generations and locations, and rejection pattern analysis were used to quantify the consistency of expression for each trait.The chosen traits showed a wide range of heritabilities and consistency of expression. Traits were divided into three categories: those amenable to positive selection, those appropriate for negative selection, and those which should be ignored. The study showed positive selection to be possible for degree of skin russetting, and the incidence and severity of skin defects. It showed negative selection to be appropriate for incidence of second growth, growth cracks, tuber malformations, tuber curvature, pointed ends, the incidence and severity of russet patchiness, eye depth, tuber shape, yield, tuber number, average tuber weight, and flatness. To a lesser extent, negative selection could be used to reduce eyebrow prominence, degree of eye covering, and prominence of internodes. Traits too inconsistent for use in selection in early generations included uniformity of skin russetting, uniformity of tuber shape, and uniformity of tuber size. Severity ratings for second growth, growth cracks, tuber malformations, tuber curvature, and pointed ends were inconsistent and should not be used in lieu of incidence scores for the same traits.