Abstract
Abstract Quality seed is one of the key inputs for increasing potato ( Solanum tuberosum L .) productivity; however, its limited availability is widely recognized as a major constraint to potato production. In Uganda, certified seed production meets approximately 1.5% of effective demand implying most farmers use home‐saved seed. This practice encourages the buildup of degenerative seed‐borne diseases which ultimately affect productivity. Consequently, a study was conducted to determine the productivity of different seed potato production starting stock: tissue culture plantlets (TC) and rooted apical cuttings. Fifty plants of two potato varieties, NAROPOT1 and NAROPOT4, and for each starter material were evaluated both in the field and screen house for two seasons at Kachwekano and Karengyere research stations. Data were collected on the number of tubers per plant and tuber weight. Highly significant differences were observed for the type of starter materials and varieties for the number of tubers per plant ( p ≤ 0.001) from both the screen house and field environments. More tubers per plant were obtained from TC for both varieties and the highest recorded was (24.5) for NAROPOT4 and (15.5) for NAROPOT1 in the screen house. Tuber weight was higher from rooted apical cuttings for both varieties NAROPOT1 (153.3 g) and NAROPOT4 (167.7 g). The correlation between the number of tubers per plant and weight was highly significant at p ≤ 0.001. Tissue culture raised plants were more productive in terms of tuber, and numbers are more important in seed production than weight and mini‐tuber production can be done by farmers under affordable conditions.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Certified potato seed production in Uganda meets approximately 1.5% of effective demand.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosumt0 - Outcome
- certified seed productione0
- Value
- approximately 1.5%e0
- Setting
- Ugandae0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“In Uganda, certified seed production meets approximately 1.5% of effective demand”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
Starter material and variety significantly differed in tubers per plant in screen house and field.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Material
- varietiese0
- Treatment
- type of starter materialse0
- Outcome
- number of tubers per plante0
- Setting
- screen house and field environmentse0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Highly significant differences were observed for the type of starter materials and varieties for the number of tubers per plant ( p ≤ 0.001) from both the screen house and field environments.”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
Tissue culture produced more tubers per plant for NAROPOT4 than rooted apical cuttings, reaching 24.5 in the screen house.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Material
- NAROPOT4e0
- Treatment
- TCe0
- Outcome
- tubers per plante0
- Direction
- Moree0
- Value
- 24.5e0
- Setting
- screen housee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“More tubers per plant were obtained from TC for both varieties and the highest recorded was (24.5) for NAROPOT4 and (15.5) for NAROPOT1 in the screen house.”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
Tissue culture produced more tubers per plant for NAROPOT1 than rooted apical cuttings, reaching 15.5 in the screen house.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Material
- NAROPOT1e0
- Treatment
- TCe0
- Outcome
- tubers per plante0
- Direction
- Moree0
- Value
- 15.5e0
- Setting
- screen housee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“More tubers per plant were obtained from TC for both varieties and the highest recorded was (24.5) for NAROPOT4 and (15.5) for NAROPOT1 in the screen house.”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
Rooted apical cuttings produced higher tuber weight for NAROPOT1, at 153.3 g.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Material
- NAROPOT1e0
- Treatment
- rooted apical cuttingse0
- Outcome
- Tuber weighte0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 153.3 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tuber weight was higher from rooted apical cuttings for both varieties NAROPOT1 (153.3 g) and NAROPOT4 (167.7 g).”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
Rooted apical cuttings produced higher tuber weight for NAROPOT4, at 167.7 g.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Material
- NAROPOT4e0
- Treatment
- rooted apical cuttingse0
- Outcome
- Tuber weighte0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 167.7 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tuber weight was higher from rooted apical cuttings for both varieties NAROPOT1 (153.3 g) and NAROPOT4 (167.7 g).”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
Tuber number and weight were significantly correlated.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Organ / stage
- tuberse0
- Outcome
- number of tubers per plant and weighte0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The correlation between the number of tubers per plant and weight was highly significant at p ≤ 0.001.”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors judged tissue culture raised plants more productive for tuber number.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- Tissue culturee0
- Outcome
- tubere0
- Direction
- more productivee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tissue culture raised plants were more productive in terms of tuber, and numbers are more important in seed production than weight and mini‐tuber production can be done by farmers under affordable conditions.”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors considered tuber number more important than weight in seed production.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Outcome
- numbers are more important in seed production than weighte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“numbers are more important in seed production than weight”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors concluded farmers can produce mini-tubers under affordable conditions.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Outcome
- mini‐tuber production can be done by farmers under affordable conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“mini‐tuber production can be done by farmers under affordable conditions”
t0“potato seed system in Uganda”
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