A potato selection program was done in Anapolis, State of Goias, Brazil, beginning in 1986 with 15,000 genotypes, resulting from 200 crosses obtained by Embrapa Hortaliças in 1985 and 1986. In the first selection cycle, in 1986, 5,000 genotypes were selected, considering plant growth and development, disease incidence, tuber quality and yield potential. These criteria were also adopted in further generations, when 15 to 20% of the best genotypes were yearly selected. In 1990 52 of the selected genotypes were evaluated in comparison with the cultivars Achat and Bintje. The best 28 clones were then named BAT, cleaned by meristem tip culture and evaluated from 1995 to 1997 at Anápolis, Morrinhos, Pirenópolis, Urutaí and Jaboticabal. All data were submitted to the analysis of variance. In addition, data from fourteen genotypes in seven environments were analyzed by the linear regression technique of Ebehart & Russell. Clones BAT 2, BAT 3, BAT 4, BAT 19, BAT 27 and BAT 28 ranked best among the highest yielding ones, in addition to good tuber quality. Genotypes had similar behavior regarding adaptability, responding in a proportional way to environment improvement. BAT 19 was the most stable clone.
Solanum tuberosum; breeding; yield; adaptability; stability
