Improvement of the potato seed production system on a virus-free basis in Almaty region

Abstract

This article presents data on the induction of potato microtubers and the potency of different varieties to form microtubers in vitro. It has been established that the main factors influencing the process of tuberization in potato regenerated plants are: the concentration of carbohydrates and plant growth regulators in the nutrient medium and physiological state. Experiments were carried out to obtain microtubers from regenerated plants of 4 potato varieties of domestic selection (Alliance, Babaev, Miras and Pamyaty Konaeva) for the selection of virus-free primary material for seed production.As a result, a modified nutrient medium Murasige and Skoog (MS) containing 20 mg/L orotic acid was developed to accelerate the formation of microtuber for-mation of potato plants in vitro.