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Dunbar Standard

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Dunbar Standard
Pedigree: Herald x Kerrs Pink [5]
Herald x Kerrs Pink (adg,dms) [9,13]
Breeder: C.T.Spence, Dunbar, Scotland [13]
Pommersche Saatzucht GmbH [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1936 [2,9]
1966 [13]




ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [2, 5, 9, 13]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CPVPA [5] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16] Part tested [9] Untested [2, 5]
Plant material maintained asTuber [5, 23, 35] Tuber and in-vitro [13] In-vitro and cryopreservation [9]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16, 23]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Very rare [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyOccasional to frequent [13] Frequent [9]
Foliage coverModerate [13] Moderate to good [9]
Growth habitErect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [2, 13]
MaturityVery late [13] Late [9]
Pollen fertilityHigh [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13] Cream [2, 9]
Tuber eye colourYellow [2, 13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [2, 9, 13]
Tuber shapeOval to long [2, 9] Long to oval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [2, 9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [2, 13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong [9, 13]
Internal rust spotFrequent [9]
Secondary growthMedium [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [9] Medium to uniform [2] Uniform [13]
Tuber sizeMedium [9] Large [2] Large to very large [13]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13]
Yield potentialMedium [9] Very high [23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle to some [2] Little [9] None to trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) [9] Fairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [2]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentHigh [13, 23]
Enzymic browningTrace [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteModerate to good [2] Good to excellent [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Very low to low [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Very low to low [13] Low [9]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low to medium [9] Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [9, 13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [9] Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [13] Medium [9]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium to high [9, 13]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusLow [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 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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