Table 5.
Comparison of Solanum tuberosum and Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigena germplasm with popular potato varieties for different nutrient concentrations in tuber flesh, dry matter content and yield
| Trait |
Solanum tuberosum Number 178 |
Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigena Number 26 |
Popular Indian Varieties Number 39 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | |
| Fe (ppm) | 17.08–71.03 | 31.68 | 22.12–50.82 | 31.53 | 21.51–58.80 | 31.45 |
| Zn (ppm) | 10.57–34.78 | 18.37 | 14.44–26.51 | 21.26 | 9.55–26.18 | 17.09 |
| Mn (ppm) | 7.04–25.15 | 12.72 | 10.73–24.15 | 15.81 | 9.29–24.73 | 15.60 |
| Cu (ppm) | 2.13–10.18 | 4.69 | 4.68–13.25 | 6.95 | 3.05–8.46 | 5.13 |
| Ca (ppm) | 117.43–922.49 | 330.97 | 197.25–625.92 | 402.39 | 178.69–745.71 | 362.12 |
| Mg (ppm) | 656.56–1510.58 | 1004.22 | 798.89–1426.14 | 1054.43 | 746.37–1254.60 | 982.27 |
| S (ppm) | 1185.03–3765.08 | 1977.96 | 1121.31–2682.72 | 2011.83 | 1412.36–3199.35 | 2165.81 |
| P (%) | 0.21–0.50 | 0.33 | 0.23–0.44 | 0.35 | 0.22–0.45 | 0.33 |
| K (%) | 1.54–3.09 | 2.15 | 1.20–2.74 | 2.13 | 1.62–2.84 | 2.12 |
| Mo (ppb) | 53.60–1164.00 | 267.89 | 68.40–534.4 | 166.35 | 66.67–940.8 | 272.03 |
| DM (%) | 13.74–29.00 | 19.62 | 15.85–25.97 | 19.84 | 14.58–23.96 | 18.37 |
| Yield kg/plot* | 3.9–22.50 | 12.01 | 3.55–16.75 | 9.02 | 11.30–24.00 | 16.25 |
*Plot size 3.6 m2