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Champion

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Champion
Pedigree: Victoria x ? [13]
Breeder: Nicol, Arbroath, Scotland [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1876 [9]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [9, 13]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 13] Infected [11] Untested [2, 7, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [2, 35] In-vitro [9, 11] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusTraditional cultivar/landrace [9] Advanced cultivar [2, 7, 11, 13, 16]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Light sprout colourBlue [2, 13]
MaturityLate to very late [9] Late [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [2] Yellow [9, 13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [2]
Tuber eye depthMedium to deep [2, 9]
Tuber shapeRound [2, 9, 13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [2, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [2]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong to very long [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [2]
Tuber sizeSmall [2]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSome [2]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [2]
Starch contentLow to medium [9]
TasteGood [2]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium to high [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium to high [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium to high [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Moderate [2]


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
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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