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Albion

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Albion
Pedigree: Thorbecke x Fransen [8,9]
Breeder: 62 [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1928 [8,9]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [8, 9, 13]
Data sourceDEU001 [8] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 13] Part tested [8]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13] In-vitro [8, 9]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [8, 9, 13]
Test conditionsNon organic [8, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyOccasional to frequent [9]
Foliage coverGood [9]
MaturityIntermediate [8, 9, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [8, 9, 13]
Tuber eye depthDeep [8] Medium to deep [9]
Tuber shapeRound [13] Oval to round [9] Oval [8]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [9]
Yield potentialMedium to high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle [9]
Enzymic browningLittle [9]
Starch contentMedium [9] Medium to high [8]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Very low [8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusVery low [8] Low [9]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] Very high [8]
Resistance to potato virus XVery high [8]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]


Source:
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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