Evaluation of potato varieties from the collection of the nursery of the Institute of Agrobiotechnologies of the Komi National Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Zainullin Vladimir Gabdullovich, Yudin Andrey Alekseyevich, Bykov Sergey Alekseevich

The introduction of new potato varieties into production that meet modern requirements is one of the most effective ways to increase the yield, as well as improve the quality of potatoes. To study the peculiarities of potato yield formation in different varieties and their reaction to environmental conditions, agroecological tests of potato varieties from characteristic collections of various regions and countries are carried out. These studies are of particular relevance and practical significance and are an element of creating a scientifically based regional potato production system. Targeted selection and evaluation of promising plants with high productivity and resistance to diseases will allow not only to expand the range of zoned varieties for cultivation in the North, but also to select parent forms for further breeding process.

Keywords:potatoes, Komi republic, agriculture, variety, seed production.