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Alava

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Alava
Pedigree: Industrie x Juvel [18]
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originGERMANY [18]
Data sourceCPVPA [5] DEPT [7] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] NEIKER [18] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Untested [5, 7, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [5, 13, 18, 23, 35]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [5, 7, 13, 16, 18, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourBlue violet [13]
Flower frequencyRare [13]
Foliage coverModerate [13]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
MaturityLate [18] Intermediate [13]
Pollen fertilitySterile [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [13] Yellow [18]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthMedium to deep [13]
Tuber shapeOval to round [13, 18]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13, 18]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Tuber shape uniformity to medium [13]
Yield potentialMedium [18]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [18]
Crisp suitabilityGood [18]
Dry matter contentMedium [18]
French fry suitabilityGood to very good [18]
Starch contentLow [18] High [23]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [18, 23]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium [18] High [23]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)Medium [18]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [18]
Resistance to potato virus XVery high [18]
Resistance to potato virus YNVery low [18]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very high [18]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 4Very high [18]


Source:
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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