Selection and Breeding of a New Table Potato Variety'Huasheng 8'
'Huasheng 8'was developed from a cross between'Mengshu 17'(female)and'Neishu 7'(male)through sexual hybridization and selection,and approved as a non-staple crop variety by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2023,with registration number:GPD potato(2023)150067.It is a mid-late maturing table variety with a growth duration of 95 days.The plant is semi erect,with dark green leaves,green stems and white flowers.The tuber is oval in shape,with yellow skin and flesh.The eye is moderate in depth,and the skin is slightly rough.The stolon is short,and the tuber set is uniform.The average yield of'Huasheng 8'was 2 876 kg/667m2 in northeast middle and late maturing group of national potato variety trials from 2021 to 2022,increased by 5.89%compared with the control variety'Kenxin 13'(2 716 kg/667m2).The tuber has a dry matter content of 22.18%,starch content of 15.40%,protein content of 2.00%,vitamin C content of 31.40 mg/100 g FW and reducing sugar content of 0.20%.It is moderately susceptible to late blight,but moderately resistant to potato virus X(PVX)and potato virus Y(PVY).This variety is suitable for planting in Heilongjiang Province,Jilin Province and the eastern part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern one cropping zone.