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British Queen

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. British Queen
Pedigree: Patersons Victoria x Old Blue Don [5]
Patersons Victoria x Old Blue Don selfing (tbr) [9,13]
Breeder: 9 [9]
Findlay, A., Auchtermuchty, Scotland [5,13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1894 [9]
1966 [13]

foliage


ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [5, 9, 13]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CPVPA [5] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16] Part tested [9] Untested [2, 5]
Plant material maintained asTuber [5, 35] In-vitro [9] Tuber and in-vitro [13] No longer maintained [2]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesVery rare [9, 13]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyFrequent [9] Very frequent [13]
Foliage coverPoor [13]
Growth habitSemi erect to erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [2, 9, 13]
MaturityEarly to intermediate [9, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [9, 13] Cream [2]
Tuber eye colourYellow [2]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [2, 9] Shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval to round [2] Oval [9, 13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [2, 9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [2]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [9]
Internal rust spotMedium to frequent [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [2]
Tuber sizeMedium [9] Medium to large [2]
Yield potentialHigh [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSome [2]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [2]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteGood [2] Excellent [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)High [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [13] Low to medium [9]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [9] Medium [13]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusLow [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9, 13] High [2]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2009
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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