The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Avondale

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Avondale
Pedigree: White tuber variant of Cara [13]
Breeder: H.W.Keyhoe, Oak Park Research Centre, Carlow [13]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1982 [13]


ADMINISTRATION
Country of originIRELAND [13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [35] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 13, 16]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesFrequent [13]
Flower colourWhite [13]
Flower frequencyOccasional [13]
Foliage coverModerate [13]
Growth habitErect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityLate to very late [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong [13]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Very low to low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)High [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [13]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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