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Tubers of the USDA potato accession PI 258900PI 258900 “Yana Luki”

Solanum curtilobum 4x

PI 258900 at Genesys

Accession Details

Solanum curtilobum collected in Potosi Bolivia in 1949.

Observations

TPS.  Low germination and poor seedling growth.  Compact plants.  Tubers elliptic, ovoid, round, elongate.  Eyes shallow to moderately deep.  Whites and blues with white or light yellow flesh.  Short stolons.  Mostly long day.  Very high tuber counts, some in excess of 100.  Moderate flowering and seed set.

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