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Aurora

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Aurora
Pedigree: Profijt x SVP AM 54 10 [5,19,20]
Profijt x SVP AM 54 10 (adg) [9]
Breeder: 2 [9]
J.Boesjes [5,19]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1978 [9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [5, 9, 20]
Data sourceCPVPA [5] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsPart tested [9, 20] Infected [11] Untested [5]
Plant material maintained asTuber [5, 9] In-vitro [11] Tuber and in-vitro [20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [5, 9, 11, 19, 20]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [9, 19]
Flower colourWhite [9, 19]
Flower frequencyRare [9, 19]
Foliage coverGood [9]
Growth habitErect [19]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 19]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early [19]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [9, 19]
Tuber eye colourYellow [19]
Tuber eye depthDeep [19] Medium to deep [9]
Tuber shapeRound [9, 19]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 19]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [19]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9] Long [19]
Early harvest yield potentialMedium to high [19]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [9] Resistant [19]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium to high [9] High [19]
Secondary growthLow to medium [9] Low [19]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [9] Medium to uniform [19]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [9] Large [19]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [19]
Yield potentialMedium to high [9, 19]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone to trace [19]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [19]
Dry matter contentHigh to very high [19]
French fry suitabilityPoor [19]
Starch contentHigh [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 19]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium to high [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)High [19]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9] Medium to high [19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9] Medium to high [19]
Resistance to potato virus AMedium to high [9] High [19]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium to high [9] High [19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium to high [9] High [19]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9, 19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 2Moderate [19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 3Moderate [19]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium [9] Medium to high [19]


Source:
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[19] Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005















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