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Witchhill

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Witchhill
Pedigree:
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
Source
Character[2][12][13]
ADMINISTRATION
n/vData source21213
n/vPlant material maintained as - - 4
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirements4 - 1
Country of origin228 - 228
n/vSample status555
n/vTest conditions112
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Maturity - 99
Growth habit - 7 -
Foliage cover - 5 -
n/vFlower colour - 11
Flower frequency - 32
Stolon length - 8 -
n/vLight sprout colour1 - 1
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
n/vTuber skin colour111
n/vTuber eye colour1 - -
n/vPrimary tuber flesh colour111
Tuber shape445
Tuber eye depth66 -
Tuber skin texture67 -
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Tuber size86 -
Tuber shape uniformity67 -
Secondary growth9 - -
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Cooking type / 411 Cooked texture1 - -
After cooking blackening3 - -
Taste6 - -
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on tubers - 3 -
Resistance to late blight on foliage - 3 -
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 13 - -


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[12] Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005








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