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Arran Crest

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Arran Crest
Pedigree: Epicure x Flourball [8]
Breeder: D.Mackelvie, Arran, Scotland [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1928 [8]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [8, 13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] DEU001 [8] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Untested [7, 8]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13] In-vitro [8]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 8, 13]
Test conditionsNon organic [8, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityVery early [8, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [8, 13]
Tuber eye depthMedium [8]
Tuber shapeRound [13] Oval to round [8]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Internal rust spotInfrequent [8]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Starch contentLow [8]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low [8]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery low [8]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [8]
Resistance to potato virus XVery high [8]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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