Performance and characteristics of newly-released potato clones developed in Mauritius for the Lowland tropics

Code (CO)	MSI99P2399
Author (AU)	Govinden, N. Wong Yen Cheong, K.
Title - English (ET)	Performance and characteristics of newly-released potato clones developed in Mauritius for the Lowland tropics
Thesis-Parent title (TH)	African Potato Association (APA), Proceedings of the 4th Triennial Congress of the African Potato Association, Pretoria, South African, 23-28 February 1997
Document Type(DT)	Book chapter
Date of publication (DP)	1997
Source (SO)	p. 80-84
ISBN (BN)	1-86849-086-6
Publisher (PB)	Pretoria, Agricultural Research Council
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	Starting in 1989 with botanical seeds of selected crosses provided by CIP, potato clones have been developed by MSIRI in Mauritius for lowland tropical conditions. The first clones will be released in early 1997. This paper compares their yields with that of the Dutch variety Spunta, in multi-locational trials on farmers' fields over three years. Their tuber morphological characteristics, cooking and processing quality and reaction to bacterial wilt, late blight and early blight are also presented. The clones have been sent to CIP-Nairobi for bulking and distribution to regional programmes.
Descriptors - English (DE)	POTATOES CLONES SELECTION BREEDING CULTIVATION METHODS YIELDS COOKING PROCESSING QUALITY
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Potatoes
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Genetics and breeding
Date record entered (DA)	1997-04-17
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Location (LO)	FC
MSIRI Staff (MS)	FC