Breeding and Selection of New Potato Variety, Fuke 212

This paper reports the breeding process of the new potato variety, Fuke 212, from the progenies of the cross combination of YanziKexin 2. The growth and development period of the variety was approximately 89 days.The plant had green leaves, brownish green stem, 6-8 tubers per plant, oblate tubers, yellow and smooth skin, yellow flesh, shallow eyes, 18.5% dry matter and appealing eating quality.Its dormancy was about 60 days, and the yield was between 25 500 kghm-2 and 27 000 kghm-2.The variety had been certified by the Fujian provincial authority in March 2011. To obtain high yield, the following cultivating measures were recommended: use healthy tuber seeds, hasten germination properly, plant with adequate density, apply appropriate fertilization, control the late blight disease and harvest tubers timely.