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Depesche

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Depesche
Pedigree: Duke of York x Imposant [8,9,20]
Breeder: 28 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1942 [8,9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originGERMANY [8, 9, 20]
Data sourceDEU001 [8] DEU416 [9] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsPart tested [8, 9, 20]
Plant material maintained asIn-vitro [8, 9, 20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [8, 9, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [8]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourRed violet [9]
Flower frequencyOccasional [9]
Foliage coverGood [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [9]
Light sprout colourPink [9]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early to intermediate [8]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9] Yellow [8]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9] Shallow [8]
Tuber shapeOval [8] Long to oval [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [8, 9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Internal rust spotInfrequent [9]
Storage abilityPoor [8]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [9]
Tubers per plantFew to medium [9]
Yield potentialMedium [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Starch contentLow to medium [8, 9]
TasteGood [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [9] Medium [8]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Low [8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [8] Medium [9]
Resistance to potato virus ALow to medium [8]
Resistance to potato virus MMedium [9]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium [8]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low to medium [8]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]


Source:
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005















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