Interspecific somatic hybrids enriching potato gene pool


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Authors

  • Jagesh K Tiwari Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • Poonam Poonam Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • Sapna Devi Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • Nilofer Ali Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • S K K tuthra Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • R K Singh Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • Vinod Kumar Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • Vinay Bhardwaj Scientists, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • S K Chakrabarti Director, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Abstract

The scientists of our Shimla-based ICAR institute have produced interspecific potato somatic hybrids via protoplast fusion between cultivated tuber-bearing Solanum tuberosum dihaploid clone ‘C-13’ and non-tuberous diploid wild S. etuberosum species for resistance to potato virus Y (PVY). These somatic hybrids are tetraploid, male fertile, PVY resistant, having diverse cytoplasm type wider genetic base. Therefore, these somatic hybrids have immense potential for uses in potato breeding via conventional-cum-molecular breeding methods to widen the gene pool of cultivated potato by introgression of genes from wild Solanum species, says Dr S K Chakrabarti, Director, CPRI, Shimla.

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Submitted

2019-03-11

Published

2019-03-11

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 4 (2017)

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Tiwari, J. K., Poonam, P., Devi, S., Ali, N., K tuthra, S. K., Singh, R. K., Kumar, V., Bhardwaj, V., & Chakrabarti, S. K. (2019). Interspecific somatic hybrids enriching potato gene pool. Indian Horticulture, 62(4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/87638