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Arran Consul

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Arran Consul
Pedigree: President x Flourball [5,6,9,13]
Breeder: D.Mackelvie, Arran, Scotland [13]
HEIDESAND Raiffeisenwarengenossenschaft [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1925 [2,9]
1966 [13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [2, 5, 6, 9, 13]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CPVPA [5] CZEHBROD [6] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 9, 13, 16] Infected [6, 11] Untested [2, 5]
Plant material maintained asTuber [5, 23, 35] In-vitro [6, 11] Tuber and in-vitro [13] In-vitro and cryopreservation [9] No longer maintained [2]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 23]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Very rare [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [9] Rare [13]
Foliage coverPoor [13] Poor to moderate [9]
Growth habitErect [9] Spreading to semi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityLate [9] Intermediate [13]
Pollen fertilityModerate [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [9] Light yellow [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [2, 13]
Tuber eye depthDeep [13] Medium [9]
Tuber shapeOval [9, 13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [2, 9, 13]
Tuber skin textureRough [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong [9, 13]
Internal rust spotFrequent [9]
Resistance to external damageSusceptible to moderate [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9] Uniform [13]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [9] Large to very large [13]
Tubers per plantMedium [9] Many [13]
Yield potentialMedium [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSome [9] Little [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow [23] Medium [13]
Enzymic browningTrace [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentLow [9]
TasteModerate to good [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium [13] Medium to high [9]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)High to very high [9, 13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow to medium [9] High [23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium [23] Medium to high [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusVery low to low [13] Low [9]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9, 13]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceHigh [9]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2009
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[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
[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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