Report of new cultivar. INCA-Morena, a new purple skin potato variety for fresh consumption

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Juan G. Castillo Hernández

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The breeding program of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Cuba allows the selection of new varieties adapted to the current market demands and changes that cause climate variations characteristics. A new variety was obtained from 2005- 2006 campaign using traditional methods of hybridization-selection trough Cuban clons (14-52-93x11-18-96). The new variety show two different characteristics; purple red skin and long stem under 70 cm. Purple skin potato variety has been reporter first time in the country with high potential yield and tolerant to common scab (Streptomices scabies) and the early blight (Alternaria solani) fungus.

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Castillo Hernández, J. G. (2016). Report of new cultivar. INCA-Morena, a new purple skin potato variety for fresh consumption. Cultivos Tropicales, 36(5 Esp), 133. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/1136
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