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Cara

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Cara
Pedigree: A 25 19 x Ulster Glade [13,15]
A 25 19 x Ulster Glade (adg) [9]
Breeder: An Foras Taluntais, Oak Park Research Station, Carlow, Ireland [13]
Asche-Saatzucht [9]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1973 [9]
1976 [13]

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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originIRELAND [9, 13] UNITED KINGDOM [15]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR017 [12] GBR165 [13] HZPC [15] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 15, 16] Part tested [9, 11] Untested [2]
Plant material maintained asTuber [11, 15, 23, 35] Tuber and in-vitro [9, 13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 23]
Test conditionsOrganic [2, 12] Non organic [13, 15]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesOccasional [15] Frequent [9, 13] Very frequent [35]
Flower colourWhite [9, 12, 13]
Flower frequencyRare [9] Rare to occasional [15] Occasional [13] Occasional to frequent [12]
Foliage coverGood [9, 13] Good to dense [12] Dense [12]
Growth habitErect to very erect [12] Erect [9, 13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityVery late [9, 12] Late to very late [13] Intermediate to late [15]
Pollen fertilityModerate [23]
Stolon lengthVery short to short [12]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [9, 12, 13, 15] Light yellow [2]
Tuber eye colourRed [2]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [12, 15] Shallow [2, 9, 13] Very shallow [12]
Tuber shapeOval to round [2, 9, 12, 15] Oval [13]
Tuber skin colourPart red [2, 9, 13]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [12] Smooth [12] Very smooth to smooth [2, 9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9, 13, 15]
Internal rust spotFrequent [9] Very infrequent [12]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [9, 12]
Secondary growthMedium [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9, 12] Uniform [2, 12]
Tuber sizeMedium [2] Large [9] Large to very large [12, 13, 15] Very large [12]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13, 15]
Yield potentialHigh to very high [9] Very high [15, 23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone to trace [9, 13] None [12]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [12] Fairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [13, 15] Mealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13, 15] Medium [23]
Enzymic browningNone [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Frying colourDark [12]
Starch contentLow [9, 23]
TasteGood [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 15]
Presence of late blight R genePresent [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Very low [13] Low to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [23] Medium to high [9, 12, 15] High [12]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow to medium [12] Medium [23] High [9] High to very high [15] Very high [12]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Low [9] High to very high [15]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium to high [9] High [12, 13, 15]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9, 13] High [15]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] Medium to high [13] High [15]
Resistance to potato virus BHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9] High [13, 15]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [9, 13] High to very high [15]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusLow to medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very low [15] High [9, 13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5High to very high [15]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceHigh [9]
Frost resistanceLow [23]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[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
[12] Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[15] HZPC B.V., NETHERLANDS 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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