Table 3.
The comparison of the ncSSR genotype groups (A, B, C, D) of somatic hybrids with parent Sblb66 in characteristics showing significant somaclonal variation (P < 0.05).
| Characteristics | Genotype | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sblb66 | A | B | C | D | |
| Morphological descriptors | |||||
| Uprightness of the stem | 9.0b | 5.0ab | 3.0a | 4.9ab | 5.0ab |
| Stem thickness | 4.4a | 6.0ab | 6.25ab | 6.1ab | 6.50b |
| Crown diameter | 1.2a | 4.0ab | 5.75ab | 5.2ab | 7.58b |
| Manifestation of inflorescence | 3.4a | 6.5ab | 7.63ab | 6.8ab | 8.17b |
| Tuber shape | 9.0b | 5.5a | 5.25a | 6.0ab | 5.83a |
| Color of the flesh | 7.0b | 4.5a | 6.50ab | 5.0ab | 4.67a |
| Yield properties | |||||
| Number of tubers per plot | 40.0b | 160.75a | 115.57a | 139.91a | 135.0a |
| Weight of tubers per plot (kg) | 0.05a | 4.55 cd | 2.29b | 5.71d | 2.38bc |
| Number of tubers over 3 cm per plot | NA | 80.00ab | 54.14a | 90.46b | 57.50ab |
| Weight of tubers over 3 cm per plot (kg) | NA | 3.55ab | 1.73a | 5.20b | 1.70a |
| Content of glycoalkaloids in dry matter | |||||
| Chaconine in tubers (mg kg−1) | 18.80a | 481.10b | 549.68b | 478.06b | 594.63b |
| Solanine in tubers (mg kg−1) | 15.15a | 490.44b | 560.43b | 512.46b | 524.03b |
| Total glycoalkaloids in tubers (mg kg−1) | 33.95a | 971.54b | 1110.11b | 990.52b | 1118.65b |
| Chaconine in foliage (mg kg−1) | 35.45a | 1022.09bc | 567.37ab | 1161.08c | 2694.67d |
| Solanine in foliage (mg kg−1) | 23.75a | 288.57bc | 161.99ab | 276.72c | 784.30d |
| Total glycoalkaloids in foliage (mg kg−1) | 59.20a | 1310.67bc | 729.37ab | 1437.79c | 3478.97d |
Footnotes (a, b… etc.) indicate placement of mean values into homogeneous groups.