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Berber

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Berber
Pedigree: Alcmaria x Ropta P 365 [5,19,20]
Alcmaria x Ropta P 365 (adg) [6,9,13]
Breeder: Friese Maatschappij van Landbouw, Metslawier, NLD [13,19]
Josef Krafft [9]
ZPC [5]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1983 [2,9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [2, 5, 6, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CPVPA [5] CZEHBROD [6] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13] Part tested [6, 9, 11, 20] Untested [2, 5]
Plant material maintained asTuber [2, 5, 13, 23] In-vitro [6, 20] Tuber and in-vitro [11] In-vitro and cryopreservation [9]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 20, 23]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesOccasional [9] Occasional to frequent [13, 19]
Flower colourRed violet [9, 13, 19]
Flower frequencyOccasional to frequent [9, 13, 19]
Foliage coverGood [9] Good to dense [19]
Growth habitSemi erect to erect [9, 19]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13, 19]
MaturityEarly to intermediate [9] Very early to early [13, 19]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [13] Light yellow [19] Yellow [9] Deep yellow [2]
Tuber eye colourYellow [2, 13, 19]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9, 19] Shallow [2] Very shallow to shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [13, 19] Oval to long [2, 9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [2, 9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [9, 13, 19] Smooth [2]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort [9] Short to medium [13, 19]
Early harvest yield potentialHigh [9] High to very high [19]
Growth crackingLow [9]
Hollow heart tendencyLow to medium [9]
Internal rust spotMedium [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [9] Resistant [19] Resistant to very resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [9] High to very high [13, 19]
Secondary growthMedium to high [19] Low [9]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [2, 9, 13, 19]
Tuber sizeLarge [9] Large to very large [2, 13, 19]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13, 19]
Yield potentialHigh to very high [9, 19]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [9] None to trace [13, 19]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 13, 19]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13, 19] Good [9]
Dry matter contentMedium [13, 19]
Enzymic browningTrace [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13, 19] Good [9]
Frying colourPale [13]
Starch contentLow [9]
TasteModerate to good [9] Good [13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low to low [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low [19]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)Medium to high [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)High [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [19] Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)High [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9, 13] Medium to high [19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [9] Medium to high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus AMedium [9] Medium to high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium [9] Medium to high [13] High [19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [19] High [13] High to very high [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusMedium to high [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9, 13, 19]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13, 19]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 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
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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