DEVELOPMENT OF ELITE SEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY FROM IN VITO POTATO IN GEORGIA

IVETA MEGRELISHVILI¹*, MAIA KUKHALEISHVILI², EKATERINE BULAURI³, TAMAR SHAMATAVA⁴, TAMAR CHIPASHVILI^5
1Georgian Technical University, Biotechnology Center, Tbilisi, 0175, Georgia
²Georgian Technical University, Biotechnology Center, Tbilisi, 0175, Georgia
³Georgian Technical University, Biotechnology Center, Tbilisi, 0175, Georgia
⁴Georgian Technical University, Biotechnology Center, Tbilisi, 0175, Georgia
⁵Georgian Technical University, Biotechnology Center, Tbilisi, 0175, Georgia
* Corresponding Author : ivetameg@yahoo.com

Received : 24-07-2017     Accepted : 09-08-2017     Published : 24-08-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 39       Pages : 4605 - 4607
Int J Agr Sci 9.39 (2017):4605-4607

Keywords : Potato varieties, developed method, elite seed, in vitro, technology, production
Academic Editor : Korla Aditya Chowdary, Tinatin Elbakidze
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We acknowledge to Georgian Technical University (Kostava st. 77.0175, Tbilisi, Georgia) and Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (Dimitri Uznadze N 52, 0102, Tbilisi, Georgia for the financial and technical support for accomplishing this work
Author Contribution : Equal contribution from all the authors

Potato (Solamum Tuberosum L.) is one of the most popular crop in Georgia. The climatic conditions of Georgia enable us to produce several varieties of potato cultivars. The research goal was the development of seed production methods from apical meristem in order to get super elite seed. Three potato varieties were selected for the experiment: “Sante”, “Amoroza” and “Nevsky”. It is the first time that potato super elite seed was produced from strengthened in vitro plants (in the laboratory condition –instead of greenhouse) in Georgian regions: Akhaltsikhe and Tsalka. It was releaved that potato cultivar Nevsky characterized high elite seed Production ability (5ton), Sante showed relatively low Harvest (2ton) in Tsalka, other results were the same among Georgian two regions Akhaltsikhe and Tsalka.In this way, World-renowned elite seed making full cycle modification was performed in the conditions of Georgia: laboratory-greenhouse-open field was replaced by laboratory-laboratory (plants strengthen)-open field

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