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Drayton

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Drayton
Pedigree: Red King Edward x Maris Piper [8,13,18]
Breeder: PBI Cambridge Ltd, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2LQ [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1976 [8,13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [8, 13]
Data sourceDEU001 [8] GBR165 [13] NEIKER [18] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Untested [8]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13, 23] In-vitro [8] Tuber and in-vitro [18]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [8, 13, 18, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [8, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13]
Flower colourRed violet [13]
Flower frequencyRare [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate to late [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [18] Light yellow [13]
Tuber eye colourRed [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [13, 18]
Tuber skin colourPart red [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [13]
Yield potentialMedium [18]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone to trace [13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13] Good [18]
Dry matter contentMedium [13, 18, 23]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Good to very good [18]
Starch contentMedium [18]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)High [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low [18] Medium [23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery low [18] High [23]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [13]
Resistance to potato virus ALow to medium [13]
Resistance to potato virus BMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [13]
Resistance to potato virus YNVery low to low [18]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [13]


Source:
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011















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