Selecting Potato Varieties with Nematode Resistance
- Crosses made by breeders incorporate resistance genes into new varieties
- New varieties are selected based on phenotype
- Acceptable phenotypes are entered into trials to further evaluate yield, quality, storage, and processing/fresh pack suitability
- Varieties that graduate successfully from trials may be named and released to the potato industry, a process that takes 12-15 years
Initial crosses
Single hill selections
Agronomic trials
