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Apollo (1970)

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Apollo (1970)
Pedigree: Kerne x (Belle de Fontenay x 50 508) [8,11,15]
Kerne x (Belle de Fontenay x 50 508) (dms) [9,13]
Breeder: F.Levieil, COOP de Lennon, Chateanneuf du Faou [13]
F.Levieil-Coopérative Lennon [11]
Saatzuchtwirtschaft Firlbeck KG [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:(1) Apollonia [13,15]
National list: 1970 [8,9,11]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originFRANCE [8, 9, 11] NETHERLANDS [13, 15]
Data sourceDEU001 [8] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] HZPC [15]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [15] Part tested [8, 9, 11] Infected [13]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 15] Cryopreservation [8] Tuber and in-vitro [11] No longer maintained [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [8, 9, 11, 13, 15]
Test conditionsNon organic [8, 13, 15]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyRare to occasional [9] Occasional [13, 15]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [9]
Light sprout colourPink [9]
MaturityEarly [8, 9, 13] Very early to early [11, 15]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 11, 13, 15] Yellow [8]
Tuber eye depthShallow [8, 9, 15] Very shallow to shallow [11]
Tuber shapeOval [8, 11] Oval to long [9, 13] Long to oval [15]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [8, 9, 11, 13, 15]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [9] Medium [13, 15]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [8, 9] Infrequent [11, 15]
Resistance to external damageSusceptible to moderate [9] Moderate to resistant [13, 15]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [9, 15] High to very high [13]
Secondary growthLow [9] Very low to low [15]
Storage abilityPoor [11]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [9] Uniform to very uniform [13, 15]
Tuber sizeLarge [9, 11] Large to very large [13, 15]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13, 15]
Yield potentialHigh [9] High to very high [15]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [9] Trace [13, 15]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 11, 13, 15]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow [11] Medium [13, 15]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentLow [8, 9]
TasteModerate to good [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium to high [9, 15] High [8, 11]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [8, 9, 11, 15]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Medium to high [8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [15] Field immune [8, 9, 11]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium to high [9, 11] High [13, 15]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [8, 9, 11] Medium [13, 15]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh [9] High to very high [13, 15]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium to high [9] High [13, 15]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [9, 11] High to very high [13, 15]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusMedium to high [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [8, 9]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13, 15]


Source:
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[15] HZPC B.V., NETHERLANDS 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008















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