Potato microtubers as research tools: A review

Coleman, Warren K.; Donnelly, Danielle J.; Coleman, Shirlyn

doi:10.1007/bf02874824

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“…Microtubers showed little or no apical dominance in this study. This is very surprising in view of the more intensive dormancy inherent in Russet Burbank as well as a number of reports indicating significant dormancy issues in microtubers (Coleman et al 2001). Perhaps, with the protocol used in this study, the natural gibberellins may play a more dominant role in the development of microtubers as well as in plants for a longer period of time when initiated from these microtubers.…”

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confidence: 72%

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Field Performance of Cultivars Nicola and Russet Burbank Micro and Minitubers

Radouani¹,

Lauer

2015

Am. J. Potato Res.

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Tuber yield of plants from three sizes of in vitro produced microtubers were compared to yields of plants from three sizes of greenhouse produced minitubers of Nicola and Russet Burbank. Microtubers were: small-size, 0.2-1.5 g; mid-size, 1.5-3.0 g; and large-size, >3.0 g. , and small-size minitubers gave the lowest tuber number, 409,375 tubers/ha −1. Regarding tuber yield, the type of tuber did not influence either cultivar. Nicola was influenced neither by type nor by size of tubers. Russet Burbank, however, was sensitive to size of tubers, especially, within minitubers. Large-size mini and microtubers were the most productive, 49 and 40 t ha −1

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“…An excellent review of microtuber performance was made by Coleman et al (2001). In general, they suggested that use of microtubers would become increasingly important in seed tuber production programs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Field Performance of Cultivars Nicola and Russet Burbank Micro and Minitubers

Radouani¹,

Lauer

2015

Am. J. Potato Res.

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“…There are several components such as the rapid and near synchronous induction and growth that can be modified by using a range of exogenous compounds and even altering growth conditions, make the microtuber a valuable model system (Coleman et al, 2001). This technique reduces the time taken to yield seed tubers, lessen the number of field generations needed and ultimately in higher class seed tubers (Jones, 1994).…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating the Effect of Photomixotrophic Conditions for Expedite and Efficient <i>In Vitro</i> Tuberization System on the Morphological, Biochemical, Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics of Microtubers

Ijaz

Shah

Haq

2017

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In vitro tuberization is becoming a swift approach to expedite seed tuber production and multiplication for various purposes such as germplasm conservation as well as exchange, experimentation in basic research, in vitro selection of desirable agronomic traits and disease free tuber production. Therefore, this study was designed for optimizing in vitro tuberization system using different photomixotrophic conditions in tissue culture regime. For this purpose, sucrose, BAP and kinetin were used at different levels and combinations for evaluating their effects on proficient and expedite in vitro tuberization system in selected local potato cultivars, PRI-Red. The results showed that tuberization medium, TM5 (100 g/l sucrose; 4.75 mg/l kinetin but deprived of BAP) proved to be best in terms of maximum number of microtubers per explant achieved. Subsequently, morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical characteristics of these in vitro grown microtubers were studied for evaluating the effects of photomixotrophic conditions on the said characteristics of microtubers.

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“…There have been numerous studies on potato microtuber production, but they have little bearing on the in vitro tuberization process from different origins of explants, and most of the studies have used complex media containing plant growth regulators that affect microtuber induction and dormancy (Coleman et al, 2001). However, it is clear that the most important factors during tuber formation period are a) sugar (sucrose) concentration in the culture medium; b) nitrogen content (interaction between sugar and nitrogen); and c) temperature and light (Nistor et al, 2010;El-Sawy et al, 2007;Ranalli, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Tuberization in potato is a highly complex developmental process that can be induced under in vitro conditions throughout the year (Hoque, 2010). Furthermore, microtubers are very easy to carry and can be stored for a long time because they are small and cut weight (Nistor et al, 2010;Sakha et al, 2004;Coleman et al, 2001). In addition, they can be planted directly in the soil as a seed and can be produced during any period of the year with similar morphology and biochemical features to traditional tubers (Nistor et al, 2010).…”

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Tracing the role of sucrose in potato microtuber formation in vitro

Islam¹,

Roni²,

Uddin³

et al. 2017

Plant Omics

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Sucrose is a necessary external carbon substrate for in vitro microtuber induction and development. In this study, we determined the correlation between sucrose and microtuber formation in potato by investigating the role and significance of sucrose in the medium and the origin of explants, as well as the potential function of sucrose in microtuber formation in vitro. Sucrose strongly influences microtuber induction, growth, and earliness without negative side effects. The results of this study show there was a significant correlation of R 2 = 0.95 between tuberization and high sucrose content in the medium. High sucrose content in the medium is the carbon source that influences microtuber formation and development irrespective of the origin of explants. The present work could be considered efficient for large scale multiplication and propagation of this important vegetable crop in vitro. Hence, the results of this study should help rapid micropropagation of commercial potato cultivars by using high concentrations of sucrose in the microtuberization medium for a higher percentage of microtuber formation with earliness.

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Potato microtubers as research tools: A review

Cited by 55 publications

References 85 publications

Field Performance of Cultivars Nicola and Russet Burbank Micro and Minitubers

Field Performance of Cultivars Nicola and Russet Burbank Micro and Minitubers

Evaluating the Effect of Photomixotrophic Conditions for Expedite and Efficient <i>In Vitro</i> Tuberization System on the Morphological, Biochemical, Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics of Microtubers

Tracing the role of sucrose in potato microtuber formation in vitro

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