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H E A L T H Y P L A N T S A N D M IC R O P R O P A G A T IO N
PRACTICALUSINGOFBIOTECNOLOGICALMETODSFORPOTATO
PRODACTIONINUKRAINE
A.A.Kuchko
Institutefo r PotatoResearch, Nemishaevo, Borodyanka district, Kiev region, 255740,
Ukraine, E-Mail:
Intensive researches with potatoes in various biotechnological lines in
Ukraine in 1970-1985 favored their practicable using in seed production o f
the crop.
Seed production. The system o f organization and special measures on
healthy upto-date seed reproducing has been developed and introduced in
com form ity with the Seed Low of Ukraine. Using of various active methods,
fo r example in 1987-1997, made it possible not only to make 81 variety
healthy but to reproduce about 65% o f elite potato seeds with due regard fo r
biological peculiarities of the variety. Studies on methods of diagnostics and
healthy material adaptation to the environmental conditions, using and
improving o f hydroponic technologies and developing o f optimum schemes
o f its subsequent involvement into potato seed production process, variety
identification and certification are in progress.
Genetic and breeding researches. A fte r putting the Law on Protection
o f Rights to Plant Varieties in force, applied studies on using of cell-engineering
technologies in such lines as cell breeding, somatic hybridization and genetic
transformation have become more active, though traditional methods remain
principal in potato breeding. Choosing o f the method for developing of variety
o r parental material depends not only on plant (potato) species but on the
degree o f the method development, on amount o f genetic information , on
resources of breeding institution etc., as well as on economic expediency of
the method for specific breeding program.
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