“…Elevated temperatures have a profound effect on many developmental and physiological processes in potato plants. Thus, high temperatures induce stem elongation and increased leaf number (Lafta & Lorenzen, 1995;Wolf et al, 1991), reduce the rate of photosynthesis (Hammes & De Jager, 1990;Prange, McRae, Midmore, & Deng, 1990), alter allocation of assimilates (Lafta & Lorenzen, 1995;Wolf et al, 1991), inhibit tuber formation (Singh et al, 2015;Van Dam, Kooman, & Struik, 1996), and cause the appearance of disorders, such as second tuber growth (Bodlaender, Lugt, & Marinus, 1964). Considering the rise in temperature due to global warming, there is a strong demand to develop heat-tolerant varieties that sustain high yields under these conditions (Levy & Veilleux, 2007).…”