S. 2003. Chemical maturation and storage performance of eleven Russet Burbank clones. Can. J. Plant Sci. 83: 893-902. Although introduced as a cultivar from a somaclonal mutation of smooth Burbank in the 19th century, the subsequent identification and commercial selection of distinct Russet Burbank clones or strains has not been evident in the scientific literature. The present study examined chemical maturity of tubers (sucrose rating values and glucose content) and subsequent storage performance over a 3-yr period (1999)(2000)(2001) of eleven Russet Burbank clones collected from across North America in order to determine if subtle quality traits could be associated consistently with specific clones. Although considered a late maturity cultivar (140 d), all clones were chemically mature (sucrose rating values of approximately 1) at the New Brunswick growing site by 125 d. Exploratory cluster analyses using hierarchical or nonhierarchical methods applied to pre-harvest and harvest sucrose and glucose levels in tubers during the 3-yr study allowed the North American clones to be separated into clusters that reflected geographical biases and this hypothesis was supported by canonical discriminant analysis. Exploratory cluster analysis of post-harvest data, however, did not find any consistent structure in the clones based on sucrose or glucose levels during storage at 4 or 10°C for up to 8 mo or after reconditioning from 4°C. Polymerase chain reaction analysis of 10 selected simple sequence repeat (SSR) regions confirmed that the 11 clones belonged to the cultivar Russet Burbank. The limited geographically featured clustering based on pre-harvest sugar changes observed among the clones may have their origins in cultural practices with somaclonal variation leading to geographical strains of the cultivar. Bien que le cultivar Russet Burbank résulte d'une mutation somaclonale de la Burbank lisse survenue au XIX e siècle, la littérature scientifique a relativement fait peu de cas des clones ou des souches identifiés ou sélectionnés par la suite pour le commerce. L'étude de trois ans dont il est question ici portait sur la maturité chimique (indice de sucrose et teneur en glucose) et les aptitudes à l'entreposage des tubercules de onze clones de Russet Burbank prélevés un peu partout en Amérique du Nord. Elle devait établir s'il est possible d'associer de manière cohérente de légères variations de qualité à tel ou tel clone. Bien que théoriquement de maturité tardive (140 jours), au site expérimental du Nouveau-Brunswick, les clones avaient atteint la maturité chimique (indice de sucrose à peu près égal à 1) au bout de 125 jours. Les analyses préliminaires par grappes, hiérarchisées ou non selon la concentration de sucrose et de glucose avant la récolte et au moment de celle-ci, effectuées au cours des trois années de l'étude ont permis de séparer les clones nord-américains en groupes présentant un biais géographique, hypothèse qu'est venue confirmer l'analyse par discrimination canonique. L'analyse par grappes prélim...
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