Dataset for: Standard evaluation trial for bacterial wilt (BW) resistance documentation of CIP advanced breeding clones

Wilt severity is evaluated using a three point scale (1=healthy plant, 2= below or equal to 50% plan wilted, 3= above 50% plant wilted and eventually dead). Al harvest, the percentage of symptomatic tubers is computed by recording the number of symptomatic tubers and the number of the healthy looking tubers in all plants of the experimental unit. To measure latent infections of tubers only asymptomatic tubers of selected clones are analyzed infecting with bacteria.

For each clone and over all replications, a minimum of 30 tubers of any size above 30mm and without visible symptoms is selected and random in the field. Individual asymptomatic tuber are analyzed with the ELISA test or NCM- ELISA.