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Astra (1973)

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Astra (1973)
Pedigree: Aquila x Record [6,9,20]
Breeder: 2 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1973 [6,9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originSERBIA [6, 9, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9] Part tested [6] Untested [20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [20] In-vitro [6, 9]
Sample statusTraditional cultivar/landrace [6] Advanced cultivar [9, 20]
Test conditionsOrganic [6]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [6] Rare [9]
Flower colourRed violet [6, 9]
Flower frequencyVery rare [6] Rare to occasional [9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9] Good [6]
Light sprout colourPink [6]
MaturityIntermediate [6, 9]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [6] Yellow [9]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [6, 9]
Tuber shapeOval [6] Oval to long [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [6, 9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Internal rust spotInfrequent [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [9]
Tuber sizeMedium [6]
Yield potentialMedium to high [6] High to very high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [6]
Dry matter contentLow [6]
Protein contentHigh [6]
Starch contentLow [6] Medium [9]
TasteGood [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium to high [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium to high [9]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)Medium to high [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [6, 9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.)Low to medium [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [6]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusHigh [9]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh to very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High to very high [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]


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















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