The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Duke of York

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Duke of York
Pedigree: Early Primrose x King Kidney [5,6,11,13,19,20]
Early Primrose x King Kidney (tbr) [9]
Breeder: Nicolas Frh. von Pfetten-Arnbach [9]
Sim.W, Fyvie, Scotland [5,5,11,13,19]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:(1) Eersteling [2,5,6,9,11,13,19,20]
(2) Erstling [9,23,9]
(3) Midlothian Early [13]
National list: 1891 [9]
1935 [11]
1966 [13]




ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [5] UNITED KINGDOM [5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 20]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CPVPA [5] CZEHBROD [6] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 13] Part tested [6, 11, 20] Untested [2, 5, 7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [2, 5, 23] In-vitro [6, 20] Tuber and in-vitro [9, 11, 13]
Sample statusTraditional cultivar/landrace [6] Advanced cultivar [2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 20, 23]
Test conditionsOrganic [2, 6] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [9, 13, 19]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13, 19]
Flower frequencyVery rare [9] Rare [13, 19]
Foliage coverPoor [19] Moderate [9, 13]
Growth habitSemi erect to erect [19] Spreading to semi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [2, 13, 19]
MaturityVery early [9, 11, 13, 19]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 13, 19] Yellow [2, 11]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13, 19]
Tuber eye depthShallow [2, 9, 11, 13] Very shallow [19]
Tuber shapeOval [11] Oval to long [2, 9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 11, 13, 19]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate to rough [13] Smooth to intermediate [2, 19]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9]
Early harvest yield potentialMedium [9] Very high [11]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotMedium to frequent [9] Infrequent to medium [11]
Resistance to external damageResistant [9]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium [19] Medium to high [9]
Secondary growthLow [9]
Storage abilityVery poor to poor [11]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [2] Uniform [9, 13] Very uniform [19]
Tuber sizeSmall to medium [9, 11] Medium to large [2] Large [19]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9]
Yield potentialLow to medium [9] High [19, 23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSome [2] Trace [9, 19] None to trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 11, 19] Fairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [2]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [11] Medium to high [19] High [13, 23]
Enzymic browningTrace [9]
Starch contentLow [9] Medium [23]
TasteModerate to good [2] Good [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium [9, 13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Very low to low [13] Low [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low to low [11] Low to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Very low to low [19] Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery low to low [9, 11]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [9, 11, 13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Very low to low [13] Low to medium [11, 19] Medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [13] Low to medium [11] Medium [9, 19]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] Very high [11, 19]
Resistance to potato virus MMedium to high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9, 13] Medium to high [19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [11, 13] Low to medium [9] Medium [19]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusMedium to high [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9, 19]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium [9]


The following sources maintain more than one accession of the variety Duke of York:
Source Accession no. Recorded variations
574none
5157none

Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 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
[19] Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008















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