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Arka

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Arka
Pedigree: MPI 19268 x Gineke [4,5]
MPI 19268 x Gineke (adg,dms) [9,13]
Breeder: 28 [9]
JPG Konst, Spieringweg, Zwaanshoek [5,13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1965 [9]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [3, 5, 9, 13]
Data sourceCEB [3] CPVPA [5] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] HUN052 [14] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [3, 7, 9, 16] Part tested [11, 14] Infected [13] Untested [5]
Plant material maintained asTuber [3, 5, 11, 13, 23, 35] In-vitro [9, 14]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [3, 13, 14]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare to occasional [9] Occasional [3, 13]
Flower colourRed violet [9, 13, 14]
Flower frequencyFrequent [9] Frequent to very frequent [3, 13]
Foliage coverGood [9]
Growth habitErect [9]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13]
MaturityLate [9] Intermediate [13, 14] Early to intermediate [3]
Pollen fertilityLow [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [14] Light yellow [3, 9, 13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9] Very shallow to shallow [3]
Tuber shapeOval to long [9, 13] Long to oval [3, 14]
Tuber skin colourRed [3, 9, 13, 14]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9] Long [3, 13]
Internal rust spotInfrequent [9] Very infrequent to infrequent [3]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [3, 9, 13]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [3, 9, 13]
Secondary growthVery low to low [3, 9]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [3, 9, 13]
Tuber sizeLarge [9] Large to very large [3, 13]
Tubers per plantMany [3, 13]
Yield potentialMedium [23] High to very high [9] Very high [3]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle to some [9] Little [3, 13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [3, 9, 13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentHigh [3, 13, 23]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentMedium to high [9]
TasteModerate [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [3, 9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageHigh [9] High to very high [3]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery high [3, 9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very high [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Low to medium [3]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium to high [9] High [3, 13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9] Medium to high [3, 13]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] High [3] Very high [13]
Resistance to potato virus MHigh [9]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [3, 9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [9] Medium to high [3, 13]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusHigh to very high [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very low to low [3] Low [9]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5High to very high [3]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceHigh [3, 9, 13]
Frost resistanceLow [23]


Source:
[3] Cebeco Seeds Group B.V., NETHERLANDS 2005
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[14] Pannon University , HUNGARY 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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