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Blanka

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Blanka
Pedigree: Bea x Desiree [15,18]
Bea x Desiree (tbr) [6,9,13]
Breeder: 73 [9]
ZPC, Leeuwarden, Holland [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1970 [9]
1973 [13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 13, 15, 18]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] HZPC [15] IRL001 [16] NEIKER [18] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 13, 15] Part tested [6, 11] Untested [16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [15, 23] In-vitro [6, 9] Tuber and in-vitro [11, 13, 18]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13, 15]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [9, 13, 15]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyOccasional [9] Occasional to frequent [15] Frequent [13]
Foliage coverGood [9]
Growth habitSemi erect to erect [13] Semi erect [9]
Light sprout colourBlue [9, 13]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early [13] Very early to early [15, 18]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13, 15, 18] Cream [9]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9] Shallow [15] Very shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [9, 15, 18] Long to oval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13, 15, 18]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13] Very smooth to smooth [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9, 13, 15]
Internal rust spotMedium to frequent [9] Medium [15]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [9] Resistant [13, 15]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [9, 15] High to very high [13]
Secondary growthVery low to low [9, 15]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [9] Uniform [13, 15]
Tuber sizeLarge [9] Large to very large [13, 15]
Tubers per plantMany [13, 15, 18]
Yield potentialMedium [18, 23] High [9] High to very high [15]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle [9] Trace [13, 15]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 13, 15]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentVery low to low [13] Medium [23] Medium to high [15, 18]
Enzymic browningLittle [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Poor to moderate [18]
Starch contentLow [9, 23]
TasteModerate [9] Moderate to good [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 15]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium to high [13] High to very high [15]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Very low to low [9, 13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low [18] Low to medium [9] Medium to high [15]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium [18] Medium to high [9] High [15]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Medium [9]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)Low [18]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [18]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Very low [18] Very low to low [13] Low to medium [9] Medium [15]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [9, 13] Medium [15] High [18]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [13] Medium to high [9] High [15] High to very high [18]
Resistance to potato virus BHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus CHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [13] High [9] High to very high [15]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High to very high [9] Very high [13, 15]
Resistance to potato virus YNHigh [18]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusLow [9] Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very low to low [15] Low [9, 13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5Very low to low [15]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceHigh to very high [9, 13, 15]
Frost resistanceMedium [23]


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
[15] HZPC B.V., NETHERLANDS 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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