A REVIEW ON POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.) AND ITS GENETIC DIVERSITY

B.J. REDDY¹, R. MANDAL²*, M. CHAKROBORTY³, L. HIJAM⁴, P. DUTTA^5
1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736165, India
²Regional Research station, Terai Zone, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736165, India
³Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736165, India
⁴Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736165, India
⁵Department of Seed Science and Technology, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736165, India
* Corresponding Author : rup.biotech@gmail.com

Received : 15-03-2018     Accepted : 25-03-2018     Published : 30-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 2       Pages : 360 - 364
Genetics 10.2 (2018):360-364
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-2862.10.2.360-364

Keywords : Potato, Morphological Marker, Molecular Marker and Genetic Diversity
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to The Director of Research, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736165, India. Author also thankful to In-Charge, RRSTZ, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal 736165, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an annual herbaceous, cross-pollinated species. Potato belongs to family solanaceae and the genus Solanum with a basic set of 12 chromosomes (x = 12). It is used as vegetable and in industries for manufacturing starch, alcoholic beverages and other processed products like French fries, chips etc. Afresh potato contains 16-20% carbohydrates 2.5-3.2% crude protein. Even though potato contains little amount of protein, nutritional quality of potato is better than cereals. Potato has potential to produce more calories and protein per unit land area with little time and water than most of the major food crops. Therefore, understanding its genetic diversity is important for the improvement of this crop and as well as for effective utilization of germplasm. Diversity analysis based on molecular characterization is better than morphological characterization as it is highly influenced by the environment. Hence, in-depth studies based on both morphological and molecular markers will help in better understanding the genetic diversity of potato germplasm.

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