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Arran Chief

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Arran Chief
Pedigree: Flourball x ? [13]
Breeder: D.Mackelvie, Arran, Scotland [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Infected [11] Untested [7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13] In-vitro [11]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 11, 13]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [13]
Light sprout colourBlue [13]
MaturityLate [13]
Stolon lengthLong to very long [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13] Red [13]
Tuber eye depthMedium to deep [13]
Tuber shapeRound [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13] Part blue [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Growth crackingLow [13]
Tuber sizeVery small to small [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2006















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