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Potato Production: From Quality Formation to Stress Tolerance
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Potato Production: From Quality Formation to Stress Tolerance

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2025) | Viewed by 3462

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Dr. Lord Abbey

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Department Plant Food, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dal-housie University, Bible Hill, NS B2N5E3, Canada
Interests: horticulture; biostimulants; compost; abiotic stress
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Prof. Dr. Peng Zhang

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1. National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Interests: root and tuber crops; plant biotechnology; plant genetics; germplasm evaluation; sugar and starch metabolism; stress response; abiotic stress

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Potatoes, as the fourth major food crop, contain sufficient amounts of protein, starch, carbohydrates, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals, essential for human nutrition. It is very important to improve their productivity for food security in a growing population.

However, potato plants are highly susceptible to abiotic stresses such as high temperature, drought, soil salinization and attacks by diseases and insect pests. Potatoes are grown primarily for their tubers. Any stress that negatively affects the tuber formation process may result in reduced tuber yield and quality. To maintain the sustainable development of potato production, we need to understand the impact of stress-related physiological, biochemical and molecular processes on potato quality development, while developing stress-tolerant potato varieties that are appropriately modified for changing environments.

This Special Issue of Plants aims to provide an overview of current research and knowledge regarding potato production, as well as genetics, genomics and biotechnology approaches to study potato quality formation and stress adaptation. Submissions of original research articles, reviews, minireviews and short communications are welcome.

Dr. Lord Abbey
Prof. Dr. Peng Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • potato production
  • stress tolerance
  • quality formation
  • potato biotechnology
  • stress response
  • genetics
  • genomics

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Cultivars and Their Developmental Phases Interact with Temperature Fluctuations to Modulate Growth, Productivity and Seed Tuber Physiology of Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.)
by Morgan D. Southern, Mohan G. N. Kumar and Jacob M. Blauer
Plants 2025, 14(5), 750; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14050750 - 1 Mar 2025
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In view of raising concerns of climate change, the impact of temperature on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and productivity was investigated by planting at different times to expose plants to natural variations in air and soil temperatures. Over two seasons with [...] Read more.
In view of raising concerns of climate change, the impact of temperature on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and productivity was investigated by planting at different times to expose plants to natural variations in air and soil temperatures. Over two seasons with differing temperature patterns, emergence, stem and tuber numbers, tuber size distribution, yield, processing quality, and seed tuber behavior were analyzed. Postharvest, tubers from each planting were stored and replanted to assess temperature carryover effects. Generally, delayed plantings increased the average number of stems per plant (37%) but did not alter the tuber numbers per plant. Early (18 April) and mid-season (9 May) plantings produced higher yields, while late planting (30 May) reduced total yield (42%), US No. 1 yield (48%), and tuber numbers (34%). Moreover, the storage period influenced subsequent stems per plant more than the prior-year temperature conditions. Optimal productivity was achieved by planting during cooler establishment temperatures, followed by warmer tuberization and relatively cooler bulking temperatures. Diurnal temperature variations and growing degree days had minimal effects on stems per plant, whereas storage duration (chronological age) and temperature significantly impacted physiological aging. These findings help growers optimize planting times to enhance tuber storability and yield to improve end use. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Potato Production: From Quality Formation to Stress Tolerance)
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Influence of Storage Conditions on Four Chipping Potato Cultivars Developed in North Dakota
by Zhiwei Chen, Asunta L. Thompson, Jawahar Jyoti and Harlene M. Hatterman-Valenti
Plants 2024, 13(20), 2868; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13202868 - 14 Oct 2024
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Cold temperature storage (lower than 10 °C) has been used as a management strategy to extend marketability and reduce potato storage losses. However, cold temperatures may result in dark-colored chips through a process known as cold-induced sweetening (CIS). ‘Dakota Crisp’ and ‘Dakota Diamond’ [...] Read more.
Cold temperature storage (lower than 10 °C) has been used as a management strategy to extend marketability and reduce potato storage losses. However, cold temperatures may result in dark-colored chips through a process known as cold-induced sweetening (CIS). ‘Dakota Crisp’ and ‘Dakota Diamond’ are two North Dakota State University potato breeding program cultivar releases selected for cold-chipping ability with high tuber yield potential. Two-year storage trials were conducted to examine sugar development and tuber processing quality of four cultivars grown at three nitrogen rates under irrigated and non-irrigated field conditions. The two-way interaction between storage period and storage temperature was significant for sucrose content, glucose content, visual chip color, and Agtron values, indicating a difference in sugar development for each storage temperature profile. Among the four cultivars evaluated under both irrigated and non-irrigated production conditions, ‘Dakota Pearl’ accumulated significantly less sucrose and glucose compared to other cultivars under the same storage conditions. ‘Dakota Crisp’ produced acceptable chip color from 8.9 °C after long term storage, while ‘Dakota Diamond’ produced acceptable chip color from 8.9 °C for up to 6 months of storage. These results emphasize the importance of developing cultivar-specific management profiles including storage and the informational need for producers and processors in determining the best practices for individual cultivars. Full article
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Effect of Gas Exchange Rate, Vessel Type, Planting Density, and Genotype on Growth, Photosynthetic Activity, and Ion Uptake of In Vitro Potato Plants
by Rainer Vollmer, Janeth Espirilla, Ana Espinoza, Rosalva Villagaray, Mario Castro, Sandra Pineda, Juan Carlos Sánchez, Alexandre F. S. Mello and Vania C. R. Azevedo
Plants 2024, 13(19), 2830; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13192830 - 9 Oct 2024
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The growth of high-quality in vitro potato plants (Solanum stenotomum subsp. stenotomum, Solanum stenotomum subsp. goniocalyx, and Solanum tuberosum subsp. andigena) is affected by multiple biological, operational, and environmental factors. Research on in vitro culture is frequently focused on [...] Read more.
The growth of high-quality in vitro potato plants (Solanum stenotomum subsp. stenotomum, Solanum stenotomum subsp. goniocalyx, and Solanum tuberosum subsp. andigena) is affected by multiple biological, operational, and environmental factors. Research on in vitro culture is frequently focused on the species, explant, composition of the culture medium, and incubation conditions, but only limited information is available on the effect of the gas exchange rate and volume of in vitro culture vessels under variable planting densities. In the present study, these factors were evaluated with a set of seven diverse potato landraces. The results were compared to the plants’ responses in routinely used in vitro culture vessels, i.e., 13 × 100 mm and 25 × 150 mm test tubes, and GA7® magenta vessels. In vitro potato plants grown in plastic vessels equipped with a HEPA filter delivering a high gas exchange rate developed thicker stems (0.95 mm), a higher total average leaf area (2.51 cm2), increased chlorophyll content in leaves (32.2 ppm), and lower moisture content in their tissues (90.1%) compared to filter systems with lower gas exchange rates. A high planting density of 10 × 10 plants per vessel (360 and 870 mL) negatively affected the average stem width and root length but increased the plant height (3.4 cm). High fluctuations of ion-uptake of NO3−, Ca++, K+, and Na+ were observed between genotypes, with some accessions having a 4.6-times higher Ca++-ion concentration in their tissues (190–234 ppm). The in vitro plants developed more robust stems, longer roots, and larger leaves within in vitro culture vessels equipped with a HEPA filter (high gas exchange rate) compared to the control vessels, in contrast to the chlorophyll content in leaves, which was higher in plants grown in narrow test tubes. Depending on the purpose of the subculture of in vitro plants, their growth and development can be molded using different gas exchange rates, planting densities, and vessel volumes. Full article
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