Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal Variability
The development of a potato crop differs according to the environmental conditions and growing season of an area. Periods of high temperatures and drought have been frequent in recent years, and this has affected crops worldwide. The effect of meteorological factors on the plant morphology of potato...
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| author | Olga Escuredo Ana Seijo-Rodríguez M. Shantal Rodríguez-Flores Laura Meno M. Carmen Seijo |
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| description | The development of a potato crop differs according to the environmental conditions and growing season of an area. Periods of high temperatures and drought have been frequent in recent years, and this has affected crops worldwide. The effect of meteorological factors on the plant morphology of potato cultivars growing in A Limia was analyzed for three consecutive years. The crop cycle with the highest temperatures and least accumulated rainfall (2016) showed plants with a higher number of leaflets, which were shorter in length. The crop cycle (2014) with a lower temperature and more rainfall had the tallest plants, the highest degree of flowering, fewer pairs of leaflets and the highest length of the floral peduncle. Kennebec and Fontane were the varieties that showed the least variability in morphological characteristics during the seasons analyzed. Considering the meteorological and morphological data, a principal component analysis was carried out, which explained 80.1% of the variance of the data. Spearman rank correlations showed higher significant coefficients between the temperature and foliar characteristics. The leaf size of plants was estimated using a multiple linear regression analysis, which included the mean temperature, explaining 64% of the variability of the data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74503f4b0e654faea9f9d2729dc4cfeb2023-11-19T20:13:19ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722020-03-011049510.3390/agriculture10040095Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal VariabilityOlga Escuredo0Ana Seijo-Rodríguez1M. Shantal Rodríguez-Flores2Laura Meno3M. Carmen Seijo4Department of Vegetal Biology and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, SpainDepartment of Vegetal Biology and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, SpainDepartment of Vegetal Biology and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, SpainDepartment of Vegetal Biology and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, SpainDepartment of Vegetal Biology and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, SpainThe development of a potato crop differs according to the environmental conditions and growing season of an area. Periods of high temperatures and drought have been frequent in recent years, and this has affected crops worldwide. The effect of meteorological factors on the plant morphology of potato cultivars growing in A Limia was analyzed for three consecutive years. The crop cycle with the highest temperatures and least accumulated rainfall (2016) showed plants with a higher number of leaflets, which were shorter in length. The crop cycle (2014) with a lower temperature and more rainfall had the tallest plants, the highest degree of flowering, fewer pairs of leaflets and the highest length of the floral peduncle. Kennebec and Fontane were the varieties that showed the least variability in morphological characteristics during the seasons analyzed. Considering the meteorological and morphological data, a principal component analysis was carried out, which explained 80.1% of the variance of the data. Spearman rank correlations showed higher significant coefficients between the temperature and foliar characteristics. The leaf size of plants was estimated using a multiple linear regression analysis, which included the mean temperature, explaining 64% of the variability of the data.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/4/95<i>Solanum tuberosum</i>climatic elementsfoliar charactersstatistical multivariate analysestemperature |
| spellingShingle | Olga Escuredo Ana Seijo-Rodríguez M. Shantal Rodríguez-Flores Laura Meno M. Carmen Seijo Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal Variability Agriculture <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> climatic elements foliar characters statistical multivariate analyses temperature |
| title | Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal Variability |
| title_full | Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal Variability |
| title_fullStr | Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal Variability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal Variability |
| title_short | Changes in the Morphological Characteristics of Potato Plants Attributed to Seasonal Variability |
| title_sort | changes in the morphological characteristics of potato plants attributed to seasonal variability |
| topic | <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> climatic elements foliar characters statistical multivariate analyses temperature |
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