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Alma (1978)

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Alma (1978)
Pedigree: Oda x Schwalbe [20]
Oda x Schwalbe (tbr) [9,13]
Breeder: 6 [9]
Vyzkummy a Slechtitelsky, Okres Zdar n/Saz [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1978 [9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originCZECH REPUBLIC [13] SERBIA [9, 20]
Data sourceDEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Part tested [20] Untested [9]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9] In-vitro [20] No longer maintained [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [9, 13, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13]
Flower frequencyRare to occasional [13] Occasional [9]
Foliage coverModerate [13] Moderate to good [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate to late [9] Intermediate [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 13]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9]
Tuber shapeOval to round [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9]
Internal rust spotMedium [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate [9] Moderate to resistant [13]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [9]
Tuber sizeMedium [9]
Tubers per plantMedium [9]
Yield potentialHigh [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [13]
Crisp suitabilityGood [9, 13]
Dry matter contentHigh [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Good [9]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteModerate to good [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium to high [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [9] Medium to high [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium to high [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus AMedium [9] High to very high [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium to high [9] High [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceHigh [13]


Source:
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2010















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