INFLUENCE OF STRAIN AND GENERATION NUMBER ON PERFORMANCE OF THE POTATO VARIETY RUSSET NORKOTAH

Authors

• Donald E. Carling

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Description

It is well known that strain and generation number can influence the quality and quantity of tubers produced by varieties of potatoes. However, the effect of strain and generation number on yield may be quite different from one variety to another. Strains are spontaneously occurring variants within a variety that may possess qualitative or quantitative characteristics that are superior to the parent variety. Strain selection is a practice that has been in use with potatoes for many years and examples of successful strain selections include Russet Burbank from Burbank, Dark Red Norland from Norland and Norgold Russet M from Norgold Russet. Some strains are discovered based on chance observations of desirable characteristics while others are the products of systematic searches for superior performance.

Publication Date

2-17-1999

Recommended Citation

Carling, Donald E., "INFLUENCE OF STRAIN AND GENERATION NUMBER ON PERFORMANCE OF THE POTATO VARIETY RUSSET NORKOTAH" (1999). Research Progress Reports. 22.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uaf_afes_progress_reports/22

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2282