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Title: Top 5 potato species used for North American breeding

Author
item Jansky, Shelley

Submitted to: Potato Grower
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/16/2018
Publication Date: 3/1/2018
Citation: Jansky, S.H. 2018. Top 5 potato species used for North American breeding. Potato Grower. Mar 2018:14-16.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Wild and cultivated relatives of potato feature prominently in breeding programs. In this short article, I describe five exotic clones that have promising traits for the future of the US potato industry. They include M6, an inbred line of S. chacoense that provides a source of genes for self-compatibility, Verticillium wilt resistance, and soft rot resistance; US-W4 a potato dihaploid that is self-compatible, male fertile, and produces high-yielding offspring when crossed to diploid wild potatoes; XD3 a hybrid between US-W4 and a S. chacoense clone that is homozygous for a dominant gene for resistance to Potato Virus Y; M18 an inbred line derived from M6; and C287, an interspecific hybrid with resistance to Verticillium wilt and silver scurf.