Abstract
Eight potato clones (three day-neutral (DN) Tuberosum, one dayneutral and four short-day (SD) Andigena) were used as parents. Eight genetic sets bearing P1, P2, P1⊗, P2⊗, F1, F2, BC1, and BC2 generations were developed. Two sets were DN×DN crosses, four SD×DN, and two SD×SD. Tuber initiation (TI) was evaluated in growth chambers with daylengths of 11, 13, and 15 hours. The stolons of each genotype were examined every eight days between the 38th and 86th day after planting. F1 generation means from SD×DN crosses showed complete dominance of SD reaction (late TI) over DN reaction (early TI). F1 generation means from DN × DN and SD× SD crosses showed either no dominance or a slight tendency towards the late TI parent. Within plot variances of the selfed generations suggested a variable degree of parental heterozygosity for the loci controlling TI. Andigena clones showed the greatest heterozygosity. Bell shaped frequency distributions in the segregating generations indicated that TI was under the control of several genes. It appears also that major and minor genes were involved. Broad sense heritability estimates of about 90% at 11 hours and 55% at 15 hours of daylength were computed.
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