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Apollo (1956)

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Apollo (1956)
Pedigree: Capella x BRA 9089 [6,9,20]
Breeder: 140 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1956 [9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originGERMANY [6, 9, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9] Part tested [20] Infected [6]
Plant material maintained asIn-vitro [6, 9, 20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [6]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [9]
Flower frequencyFrequent [9]
Foliage coverGood [9]
Light sprout colourPink [9]
MaturityLate [9]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9]
Tuber shapeOval to round [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9]
Resistance to external damageResistant [9]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [9]
Tuber shape uniformity to medium [9]
Tuber sizeLarge [9]
Yield potentialHigh to very high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [9]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteModerate to good [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9] Race 2 [9] Race 4 [9] Race 5 [9] Race 9 [9] Race 10 [9] Race 18 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [9]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)Medium to high [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.)Medium to high [9]
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)High [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [9]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh to very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus MMedium [9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005















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