RESPONSE OF POTATO TO HEAT STRESS AND STRATEGIC METHODS TO COPE WITH IT

Because of its importance in the human diet, potato growth and development have received considerable scientific attention, especially regulation tuber development. The trend production has been toward greater acreage warm climates using cultivars that were developed for cool climates. However, low land tropical regions are characterized by high temperatures limit successful cultivation. High promote haulm suppress production, whereas disbudding paclobutrazol opposite effect, promoting reducing haulms inhibiting GA biosynthesis which was increased temperature. In addition, germplasm base is large assessments performance under challenging conditions revealed new possibilities.