Selection of Parents

Selection of Parents
  • In the production of hybrid TPS, Solanum tuberosum spp. tuberosum should be used as female parent, and the Solanum tuberosum spp. andigena as male parent (Upadhya, 1994).
  • Parents with the following characters are selectedHigh yield potential
    1. Resistance to major diseases
    2. Ability to bloom under short day conditions
    3. Set berries containing high number of bold seeds.
    4. Progenies with high germination capacity and high yielding potential.
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