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Tubers of the USDA potato accession PI 186181PI 186181

Solanum curtilobum 4x

PI 186181 at Genesys

Accession Details

Solanum curtilobum collected in Peru in 1950.  GRIN notes resistance to ringrot.

Observations

TPS.  Poor germination on first attempt.  Better, but still poor, on the second.  Small plants.  Tubers elliptic, round, obovate, moniliform.  Eyes mostly shallow, a few moderately deep.  Whites, blues, and reds with white flesh.  Low yields.  Mostly obligate short day tuberizers.  Low flowering and seed set.  Some scab.

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