The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Eclipse

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Eclipse
Pedigree:
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1966 [13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] GBR017 [12] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Untested [7, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13, 35]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 12, 13, 16]
Test conditionsOrganic [12] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [12, 13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [13] Rare to occasional [12]
Foliage coverModerate to good [12]
Growth habitSemi erect [12]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityVery early [12, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [12, 13]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [12]
Tuber shapeOval to round [12] Oval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [12, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [12]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Internal rust spotVery infrequent [12]
Resistance to external damageResistant [12]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [12]
Tuber sizeMedium [12]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [12]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [12]
Frying colourMedium to dark [12]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery high [12]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh to very high [12]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium to high [12]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[12] Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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