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Ausonia

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Ausonia
Pedigree: Wilja x M 63 655 (adg) [6]
Wilja x M 63 665 [14,20]
Wilja x M 63 665 (adg) [9,13]
Breeder: 28 [9]
J.P.G.Konst, Spieringweg, Zwaanshoek, Holland [13,14]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1981 [9]
1983 [13]
1984 [20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 13, 14, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] HUN052 [14] IRL001 [16] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Part tested [6, 9, 11, 14] Untested [16, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 11, 20, 23, 13] In-vitro [6, 14]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13, 14]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [13] Occasional [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13, 14]
Flower frequencyRare [14] Occasional [9] Occasional to frequent [13]
Foliage coverModerate [13] Good [9] Good to dense [14]
Growth habitSemi erect [9, 13]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13]
MaturityIntermediate [9, 14] Early [13]
Pollen fertilityHigh [14]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [14] Light yellow [9, 13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9, 13, 14]
Tuber shapeOval [9, 13, 14]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13, 14]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9, 13]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9]
Resistance to external damageSusceptible to moderate [13] Moderate [9]
Resistance to internal bruisingLow to medium [13] Medium to high [9] High [14]
Secondary growthLow to medium [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9] Uniform to very uniform [13]
Tuber sizeLarge [14] Large to very large [9] Very large [13]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13]
Yield potentialHigh to very high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [9] None to trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 13, 14]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentMedium [14] High [13]
Enzymic browningLittle to some [14]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentMedium [9, 14, 23]
TasteModerate to good [9] Good [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low to low [14] Low [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [14] Very high [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)Medium [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [14] Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.)Low to medium [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9] Medium to high [14] High [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [13, 14] Medium to high [9]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh [13] Very high [9, 14]
Resistance to potato virus BLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus MMedium [9]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [13] Medium [9] High [14]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low to medium [14] Medium [13] High to very high [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusHigh [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9, 13, 14]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13]


The following sources maintain more than one accession of the variety Ausonia:
Source Accession no. Recorded variations
2320345none
2318680none

Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[14] Pannon University , HUNGARY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011















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