Development and assessment of nematode resistant potato cultivars for East Africa (Kenya)

土豆是肯尼亚第二重要的作物，种植土豆是作为食物和收入来源。肯尼亚绝大多数种植者都是小农。病虫害对包括肯尼亚在内的世界各地的农作物生产造成巨大损失。肯尼亚的马铃薯生产正受到一种新出现的引进病原体——马铃薯囊肿线虫（PCN）的严重影响。这一概念验证提案旨在证明，结合肯尼亚种植者和负责肯尼亚农村大部分食品准备工作的妇女所青睐的品质性状，以及对肯尼亚主要PCN物种的抗性的马铃薯品种，代表了育种计划和随后的商业化的有效目标。

Potato is the second most important crop in Kenya and is grown for food and as a source of income. The vast majority of growers in Kenya are smallholder farmers. Pests and diseases cause huge losses to crop production across the world, including Kenya. Potato production in Kenya is being seriously impacted by an emerging introduced pathogen, the Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN). This proof of concept proposal aims to demonstrate that potato cultivars that combine the quality traits favoured by Kenyan growers and the women who are responsible for the majority of food preparation in rural Kenya, with resistance to the predominant PCN species present in Kenya, represent a valid target for breeding programmes and subsequent commercialisation.