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Argos

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Argos
Pedigree: 143 27 (ex S vernei seedling) x Cara [6,13]
Breeder: J.Dunnett, Clevnagreen, Freswick, Caithness [13]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [6, 13]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] GBR165 [13] NEIKER [18]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Part tested [6]
Plant material maintained asTuber [35] In-vitro [6] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusTraditional cultivar/landrace [6] Advanced cultivar [13, 18, 35]
Test conditionsOrganic [6] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [13]
Flower colourBlue violet [13]
Flower frequencyOccasional [13]
Foliage coverModerate [13]
Growth habitSpreading to semi erect [13]
Light sprout colourBlue [13]
MaturityIntermediate to late [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong [13]
Resistance to external damageModerate [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium [13]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [13]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone to trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [13]
Dry matter contentLow [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Very low to low [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low to moderate [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very high [13]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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