Testing the resistance to silver scurf in commercial potato cultivars under controlled environmental conditions

A. J. Hilton*, H. E. Stewart, S. L. Linton, M. J. Nicolson, A. K. Lees

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Abstract

Optimum storage conditions to identify resistance to silver scurf among commercially grown potato cultivars were determined in a series of experiments. Inoculation of field-grown tubers with a conidial suspension of H. solani (concentration 104 conidia per ml of water) and incubation at 15 °C with 95% RH for 1 month followed by 2 months at 85% RH produced the greatest differences in disease severity between potato cultivars. Results with glasshouse-grown tubers were comparable with those from field-grown tubers, indicating that the test could be used to identify resistance in wild species of potato and to understand the inheritance of this resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-271
Number of pages9
JournalPotato Research
Volume43
Issue number3
Publication statusPrint publication - 1 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Disease resistance
  • Helminthosporium solani
  • Solanum tuberosum L.
  • Storage conditions

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