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YIELD STABILITY ANALYSIS OF LATE BLIGHT RESISTANT POTATO SELECTIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2008

J. M. K. MULEMA ,
E. ADIPALA ,
O. M. OLANYA  and
W. WAGOIRE
J. M. K. MULEMA
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda
E. ADIPALA
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda
O. M. OLANYA*
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, University of Maine, New England Plant, Soil and Water Lab, Orono, ME 04469, USA
W. WAGOIRE
Affiliation:
Kachwekano Agricultural Research and Development Centre, P.O. Box 421 Kabale, Uganda
*
‡Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Summary

Potato is an important source of food and income in the highlands of East Africa. Identification of superior genotypes for improved agronomic characteristics will enhance tuber yield. Seven promising clones from population B potato selections (quantitative resistance to late blight) obtained from the International Potato Center, two genotypes from population A (qualitative resistance) and three control cultivars were evaluated for three cropping seasons at four locations in western Uganda in order to determine performance and yield stability. The additive main effects and multiplicative interactive (AMMI) model was used for the analysis. The analysis of variance of yield data for genotypes × locations, genotypes × seasons and genotypes × locations × seasons was significant (p < 0.05) showing the variable response of genotypes and the need for stability analysis. The AMMI statistical model showed that the most stable genotypes were 392618.250 (B5) and 392127.270 (B6) (high yield) and 392618.256 (B1), 391049.255 (B2) and 392127.256 (B7) (low yield) and had negligible interactions with the environments. Across environments, the ranking of genotypes for tuber yield was not consistent. The clones 381471.18 (A2), 387121.4 (A1) and cultivar Victoria had high average yields, but these yields were below average in a few environments. Selective deployment of cultivars can improve tuber yield in the highland tropics.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 145 - 155
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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