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Alkon

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Alkon
Pedigree: Ko6s 809 x Ausonia [13]
Breeder: J.P.G.Konst, Spieringweg, Zwaanshoek, NLD [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 13]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9] Infected [6, 13] Untested [16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [35] In-vitro [6, 9] No longer maintained [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 13, 16]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourRed violet [9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9]
MaturityIntermediate [9, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9]
Tuber shapeOval [9]
Tuber skin colourRed [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [13]
Frying colourPale to medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)High [13]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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