The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Edzell Blue

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Edzell Blue
Pedigree:
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1968 [13]
before 1890 [9]
before 1990 [2]




ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [2, 9, 13]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] VERN eV [22]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 13] Untested [2, 7, 22]
Plant material maintained asTuber [22] Tuber and in-vitro [9, 13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 7, 9, 13, 22]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Rare [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyOccasional to frequent [13] Frequent [9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourBlue [2, 13]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13] Cream [2] Light yellow [9]
Tuber eye colourBlue [13]
Tuber eye depthDeep [9, 13] Shallow to medium [2]
Tuber shapeRound [9] Oval to round [2] Oval [13]
Tuber skin colourBlue [9, 13]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [13] Smooth to intermediate [9] Smooth [2]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [13] Long [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [2] Uniform [9]
Tuber sizeVery small to small [2]
Yield potentialMedium to high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSevere [2]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFirm (salad type) [2]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
TasteModerate to good [2]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low to low [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery low to low [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [9] Low to medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [9] Medium [13]
Resistance to potato virus AVery low [9] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium to high [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9] High [2]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[22] VERN e.V., GERMANY 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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