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Avon

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Avon
Pedigree: (Katahdin x 1250) x (Earlaine x USDA 393 13) (dms) [9]
1464-26 x 96-56 [18]
Breeder: 1 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1962 [9]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originCANADA [9, 18]
Data sourceDEU416 [9] NEIKER [18] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsUntested [9]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 23] Tuber and in-vitro [18]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [9, 18, 23]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [9]
Flower colourWhite [9]
Flower frequencyOccasional to frequent [9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9]
MaturityIntermediate to late [9] Intermediate [18]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [9, 18]
Tuber eye depthMedium [9]
Tuber shapeOval to round [9] Oval [18]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 18]
Tuber skin textureVery smooth to smooth [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Rate of bulkingFast [18]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
Tuber sizeMedium [18]
Yield potentialHigh [9, 23] Very high [18]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Crisp suitabilityModerate [18] Good [9]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [18] Medium [23]
French fry suitabilityModerate to good [18]
Starch contentLow [18] Medium [9, 23]
TasteExcellent [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [23] High [18]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [23] Very high [18]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Low [18]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [18] Medium to high [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [18]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh to very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus MLow [9]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9] Very high [18]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low to medium [9]
Resistance to potato virus YNMedium [18]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Frost resistanceMedium [23]


Source:
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005















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