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Aster

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Aster
Pedigree: Adretta x DDR III 70 326 35 [6,9,20]
Breeder: 6 [9]
Zamarte [20]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1990 [9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originPOLAND [6, 9, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsPart tested [6, 9, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9] In-vitro [6] Tuber and in-vitro [20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [6]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourRed violet [9, 20]
Flower frequencyRare [20]
Foliage coverModerate [20] Good [9]
Growth habitSpreading [20]
Light sprout colourPink [20]
MaturityEarly [9] Very early [20]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 20]
Secondary tuber flesh colourYellow [20]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9, 20]
Tuber shapeOval to round [20] Oval [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 20]
Tuber skin textureRusset [20]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Resistance to external damageResistant [20]
Storage abilityVery good [20]
Tuber sizeMedium [20]
Yield potentialHigh [20]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [20]
Crisp suitabilityGood [20]
French fry suitabilityGood [20]
Starch contentMedium [20]
TasteGood [20]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium [20]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [20]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusHigh [20]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [20]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusVery high [20]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Frost resistanceHigh [20]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2012















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