Co-Authors:
Levy, D., Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, Division of Virology, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Marco, S., Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, Division of Virology, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Abstract:
Seed tubers grown in the northern mountain region - the Golan Heights - were as productive as imported seed tubers. In cvs. Blanka and Désirée, both the locally grown and the imported seed tubers were similar when yield components and tuber fresh weight are considered. In Up-to-Date, the locally grown seeds produced higher yields of marketable tubers (over 60 g/tuber) than those imported. Désirée seed tubers grown for two generations in the Golan Heights did not differ significantly in their productivity as compared with common Golan seeds and with imported ones. Seed tubers harvested from plots which were protected by means of white coarse nets and weekly sprays with insecticides, were virtually virus-free and were used for growing commercial seeds in the Golan. The use of this method for seed multiplication is suggested. © 1981 Kluwer Academic Publishers.