YUAN Rui
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131WANG Jie
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131DAI Xibing
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131SUN Shujun
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131ZHAO Donglan
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131ZHOU Zhilin
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131CAO Qinghe
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District,Xuzhou 221131
Foundation projects: China Agriculture Research System-Sweetpotato(CARS-10-GW);Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province(BE2021384);National Crop Germplasm Resource Centre(NCGRC-2024-43)
The production of virus-free sweetpotato seedlings through direct field cultivation of tissue-cultured seedlings or minituber-derived seedlings has become a promising propagation technology for widespread application. In order to investigate the differential effects of these two propagation methods on field performance, yield and quality across sweetpotato varieties, we conducted a comparative study using 12 sweetpotato varieties with both methodologies. The results showed that: (1) Photosynthetic characteristics - Tissue-cultured seedlings of Mingmenjinshi, Shenglibaihao, Ningzishu 4 and Pushu 32 exhibited significantly higher photosynthetic activity and pigment content compared to minituber-derived seedlings, whereas Shangshu 19 showed the opposite trend. (2) Tuber yield - Tissue-cultured seedlings of Mingmenjinshi, Shenglibaihao and Ningzishu 4 produced 30.95%, 21.90% and 14.67% higher fresh tuber yield, respectively, but Shangshu 19 tissue-cultured seedlings yielded 10.42% less than their minituber-derived seedlings. (3) Tuber quality - Crude starch content of Ningzishu 4 tissue-cultured seedlings, soluble sugar content of Hongyao tissue-cultured seedlings, soluble sugar content and crude protein content of Mashali tissue-cultured seedlings, crude protein content of Pushu 32 tissue- cultured seedlings were all significantly lower than minituber-derived seedlings. Crude starch content of Jinhaimeixiu tissue-cultured seedlings was significantly higher than minituber-derived seedlins, but reducing sugar and soluble sugar of tissue-cultured seedlings were significantly lower than minituber-derived seedlings. Dry matter rate of Mingmenjinshi tissue-cultured seedlings were significantly higher than minituber-derived seedlings. (4) Correlation analysis revealed distinct relationships between photosynthesis parameters and tuber quality; only water use efficiency and dry matter content showed negative correlation in tissue-cultured seedlings, whereas net photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, and carboxylation efficiency had significant effects on the fresh potato quality of minituber-derived seedlings. This study can provide a theoretical basis for optimizing the use of tissue-cultured and minituber-derived propagation methods for different sweetpotato varieties.