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. 2025 Feb 18;15(1):5915.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-85526-w.

Assessment of potato varieties of Lithuanian breeding resistance potato wart causative agents and late blight

Rita Asakaviciute  1 , Avrelia Zelya  2 , Audrius Kacergius  3 , Tatjana Andriychuk  2 , George Zelya  2 , Alla Skoreyko  2 , Almantas Razukas  3
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Assessment of potato varieties of Lithuanian breeding resistance potato wart causative agents and late blight

Rita Asakaviciute et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Six potato cultivars developed in Lithuania, 'VB Venta', 'Goda', 'VB Liepa', 'VB Meda', 'VB Rasa' and 'VB Aista', were selected based on the results of trials in the Ukrainian climatic zone from 2020--2021. Three of the cultivars, 'VB Goda', 'VB Liepa', and 'VB Meda', presented elevated levels of resistance to Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival and Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary. These cultivars are recommended for use as parental lines for crossing and as sources of disease-resistant potatoes. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers are frequently employed in breeding and genetic studies because of their prevalence, repetition, and extensive genome coverage. These results indicate that Lithuanian potato cultivars exhibit significant genetic differences, which also translate into distinct agromorphological characteristics.

Keywords: Phytophthora infestans; Solanum tuberosum L.; Synchytrium endobioticum; Genetic relationships; Pedigree; Resistance; Resistance donor; SSR.

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Declarations. Institutional Review Board Statement: Not applicable. Informed consent Statement:: Not applicable. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Amplification of microsatellite loci in six Lithuanian potato cultivars: M, 100 bp DNA ladder; A, ‘VB Rasa’; B, ‘VB Liepa’; C, ‘VB Aista’; D, ‘VB Meda’; E, ‘VB Venta’; and F, ‘VB Goda’.
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Fig. 2
Principal coordinate analysis of the Lithuanian potato cultivar based on SSR analysis.
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Fig. 3
Tubers of the potato variety ‘Polish pink’ when infected with Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilbersky) Percival.
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Fig. 4
Tuber of potato variety ‘Nezabudka’ infected by Phytophthora infestans (Mont) de Bary.
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