Whole-genome sequencing of tetraploid potato varieties reveals different strategies for drought tolerance

Abstract Climate changes leading to increasingly longer seasonal drought periods in large parts of the world increase the necessity for breeding drought-tolerant crops. Cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum), the third most important vegetable crop worldwide, is regarded as drought-sensitive due to i...

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Main Authors: Florian Schilling, Christina Schumacher, Karin Köhl, Heike Sprenger, Joachim Kopka, Rolf Peters, Manuela Haas, Ellen Zuther, Renate Horn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55669-3