Analysis of Genetical Diversity of Some of the Tetraploides Potato Cultivars Grown in Iran

Mehdi Nasr Esfahai, Mashid Rostam Pour, Alireza Pazoki

Agriculture and Natural Resourses research Center, Isfahan, Iran.

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2012.312216                

Abstract

The genetical diversity of potato, Solanum tuberosum was assessed using morphological traits. To verify, how this diversity is distributed among the main potato varieties grown in Iran. A total of eleven potato varieties, Ramose, Sante, Shepody, Marfona, Maradona, Milova, Santana, Boren, Cosima, Granola and Agria, were evaluated under vivo and situ experimental conditions in Isfahan, conditions, Iran. Seven phenological, floral and morphological vegetative aerial descriptors, Growth Rate = CGR, Net Assimilation Rate = NAR, Leaf Area Duration = LAD, Leaf Area Ratio = LAR and specific Leaf Area = SLA were recorded. The descriptors were evaluated by SAS Software and their means comparison by DMRT test. Certain defined groups were observed, indicating that the diversity of the cultivars are structured with a considerable morphological variation in between the varieties with a very high significant growth indices.

Keywords

Potato; Genetic; Phenology; Morphology; Varieties

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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