FIELD PERFORMANCES OF SOME LOCAL POTATO CULTIVARS FROM EASTERN TURKEY IN THE AEGEAN REGION

Authors : Zihin YILDIRIM, Gulsum OZTURK

Pages : 97-100

Doi:10.17557/tjfc.40183

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Publication Date : 2016-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Nine local potato cultivars from Eastern Anatolia selected in the seedbed growing stage were tested for agronomical performance in a field trial arranged in the Randomized Complete Block Design with 3 replications at Bornova in 2014 and 2015. Based on the multiple comparisons, local potato cultivar Posof had the highest means for plant height insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(60.5 cm);, stem number insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.9);, leaf number insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(89.9);, leaf width insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.4 cm);, tuber number insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.2);, plant yield insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(762.7 g); and plot yield insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.8 kg);. Local varieties Pasha insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.2 cm);, BCB insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.2 cm); and Pashaplateau insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.2 cm); over passed Posof for only leaf length. Local cultivar ABK had the highest means for single tuber weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(81.6 g);, tuber length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.4 cm); and tuber width insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4.8 cm);. Local varieties PC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10.8); and Pasha insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.9); had high means for number of tubers. Also Pasha insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(589.4 g);, Bayburt insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(522.7 g); and ABK insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(563.8 g); had high plant yield. It could be concluded that Posof had superior performance in the Aegean Region as compared to the remaining. Posof, Pasha, BCB, Pasha-plateau, ABK and Bayburt could be further tested in the regional variety testing trial as well as to be used as parents in the breeding programs for the Aegean Region. 
Keywords : Land race, local potatoes, morphological traits, yield traits