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Identification of potato cultivars and clonal variants by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs) were used to distinguish commercial potato cultivars and clonal variants of cultivars. Primer 131, one of four primers used, distinguished 30 of the 36 cultivars teste...
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Resistance to thiabendazole and thiophanate-methyl in canadian isolates ofFusarium sambucinum andHelminthosporium solani
Resistance to both thiabendazole (TBZ) and thiophanate-methyl (TPM) was observed in Canadian isolates ofFusarium sambucinum andHelminthosporium solani recovered from diseased potato tubers. Resistance was not fou...
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AC Ptarmigan: An early maturing potato cultivar with good chip** and fresh market quality
AC Ptarmigan is an early maturing, buff skin, cream flesh potato cultivar which has good, stable chip quality and can be processed directly from the field. The cultivar has uniform attractive tubers with shall...
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Identification of a codominant amplified polymorphic DNA marker linked to the verticillium wilt resistance gene in tomato
Resistance to verticillium wilt, a vascular disease causing yield losses in many crops, is conferred in tomato by a single dominant allele, Ve. A population segregating for the Ve allele was generated using near-...
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Amisk: A clonal variant of Ranger Russet
Amisk was registered in Canada as a clonal variant of Ranger Russet in 1993. Amisk is similar to Ranger Russet in foliage and tuber morphology and DNA analysis did not detect a polymorphism. However, under Can...
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Genetic diversity of potato determined by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
The RAPD procedure was used to establish genetic diversity of 28 potato genotypes including siblings and genotypes with no immediate relationship. In addition amplified DNA from three parents and Solanum chacoens...
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Characterization ofSolanum tuberosum simple sequence repeats and application to potato culiwar identification
With the continued introduction of new potato cultivars, accurate identification is becoming difficult but is essential for maintaining cultivar integrity and Plant Breeders’ Rights. Hypervariable DNA sequence...
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Abstracts of papers presented at the 81st annual meeting of The Potato Association of America Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada August 3 – 7, 1997
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Inheritance and map** of a light green mutant in cultivated diploid potatoes
A light green mutant was found in a population of adapted cultivated diploid potatoes. Genetic analysis indicates that this trait is controlled by a single nuclear gene. The gene symbol lg is proposed. The seg...
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Multi-year evaluation ofClavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicus disease symptoms in cultivated potato genotypes
The expression of foliar and tuber bacterial ring rot (BRR) symptoms in 108 cultivated potato genotypes inoculated withClavibacter michiganensis subsp.sepedonicum was examined in field experiments during 1986 to ...
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A relational database system for potato breeding programs
Using a desktop database management system (DBMS), a relational database system was developed to replace outdated systems for data storage, retrieval and summary in a potato breeding research program. The new ...
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AC Stampede Russet: A high-yielding oblong russet cultivar for the french fry and fresh market industries
AC Stampede Russet has a maincrop maturity, and the tubers reach maximum size in western Canada in early to mid-September. The tubers are attractive with russet skin, shallow eyes, an oblong shape, and are ver...
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The relationship between yield, mainstem number, and tuber number in five maincrop and two early-maturing cultivars
Using data from an 11-year period, total and marketable yield were related, using regression analysis, to mainstem and tuber number for five maincrop varieties (Russet Burbank, Shepody, Atlantic, Norchip, and ...
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Development and characterization of an adapted form ofdroopy, a diploid potato mutant deficient in abscisic acid
A cultivated diploid potato breeding population has been selected for adaptation to growing, tuberizing (under relatively long days), and storing (including long dormancy) under New Brunswick conditions. In th...
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AC Glacier Chip: A High-yielding Chip Cultivar for Long-term Storage
AC Glacier Chip has a maincrop maturity, higher yields than Snowden and excellent quality (color and dry matter) for the chip industry. The tubers are oval and very uniform in size with white flesh. It perform...
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AC Maple Gold: A High-yielding Yellow-fleshed French Fry Cultivar
AC Maple Gold is a high-yielding oval/oblong, yellow-fleshed potato with an attractive appearance for the fresh market coupled with excellent french fry quality. The cultivar can be harvested early for french ...
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AC Peregrine Red: A High-yielding Red-skinned Fresh Market Cultivar
AC Peregrine Red is a maincrop cultivar that produces very uniform attractive tubers with a deep red skin color. Marketable yields and skin color retention in storage are superior to Norland in Canadian and so...
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Rhizoctonia disease of potatoes (Rhizoctonia solani): Fungicidal efficacy and cultivar susceptibility
Rhizoctonia stem canker and black scurf is an economically important disease of potatoes in Alberta and around the world. It reduces the quality and yield of potatoes and has become an important impediment for...
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Identification of late blight, Colorado potato beetle, and blackleg resistance in three Mexican and two South American wild 2x (1EBN)Solanum species
Wild potatoes are important sources of genes for resistance to disease and insect pests. A collection of wild Mexican and South AmericanSolarium species from the US potato Genebank was evaluated under laboratory ...
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Inheritance of the response of fry color to low temperature storage
Most commercial potato processing cultivars rapidly accumulate reducing sugars at storage temperatures below 10 C, producing an unacceptably dark fried product. Development of cultivars with the ability to pro...
