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Britta (1980)

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Britta (1980)
Pedigree: v Zw 583 5 x v Zw 539 55 [4,20]
v Zw 583 5 x v Zw 539 55 (adg,dms) [9,13]
Breeder: Franz von Zwehl Saatzucht [9]
Franz von Zwehl, Schlossplatz, Oberarnbach [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1980 [9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originGERMANY [4, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceCM [4] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [4, 13] Part tested [9, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [4, 9, 13] In-vitro [20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [4, 9, 13, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [4, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [13]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyRare [13] Frequent [9]
Foliage coverPoor to moderate [13] Moderate to good [9]
Growth habitErect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityEarly [4, 9, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [13] Yellow [4, 9]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [4, 9] Very shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [4, 9, 13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [4, 9, 13]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [13] Smooth to intermediate [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong to very long [4, 9, 13]
Growth crackingLow to medium [9]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent [4, 9]
Resistance to external damageVery susceptible to susceptible [9]
Secondary growthLow [9]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [9]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [9]
Tubers per plantMedium [9]
Yield potentialMedium [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [9]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Crisp suitabilityGood [9, 13]
Dry matter contentHigh to very high [13]
Enzymic browningTrace [9]
French fry suitabilityGood [9, 13]
Starch contentVery low [4] Medium to high [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [4, 9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [4] High [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [4, 9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)High [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.)High [4]
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)High [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9] Medium to high [4]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusHigh [9] High to very high [13] Very high [4]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh [9] Very high [4]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [4, 9] High to very high [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very low [4] High [9, 13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5Very low to low [4]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [13]


Source:
[4] C. Meijer B.V, NETHERLANDS 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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