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Eigenheimer

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Eigenheimer
Pedigree: Blauwe Reuzen x Fransen [19,20]
Blauwe Reuzen x Fransen (tbr) [9,13]
Breeder: 62 [9]
Geert Veenhuizen, Sappemeer [13,19]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1893 [2,9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [2, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20] VERN eV [22]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 9, 13, 16] Part tested [11, 20] Untested [2, 22]
Plant material maintained asTuber [22, 35] In-vitro [9, 20] Tuber and in-vitro [11, 13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 22]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [19] Very rare [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13, 19]
Flower frequencyRare to occasional [19] Occasional [9, 13]
Foliage coverModerate to good [13] Good [9] Good to dense [19]
Growth habitErect [19] Spreading to semi erect [13]
Light sprout colourBlue [9, 13, 19]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early [13, 19]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9] Yellow [13, 19]
Tuber eye colourYellow [19]
Tuber eye depthMedium [9, 19]
Tuber shapeOval [9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [19]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [9] Medium [13]
Internal rust spotFrequent [9]
Resistance to external damageResistant [9] Resistant to very resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium [9] Medium to high [13, 19]
Secondary growthHigh [9]
Tuber shape uniformity to medium [9] Medium to uniform [13]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [9] Large [13, 19]
Tubers per plantMany [9] Many to very many [13]
Yield potentialMedium [19] High [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [9, 13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) [9, 13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentVery high [13, 19]
Enzymic browningTrace [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentHigh [9]
TasteGood to excellent [9] Excellent [13]
Tuber glycoalkaloidLow [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [19]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery low to low [9]
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, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Low to medium [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [9] Low to medium [13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9] Medium to high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] Medium [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus MLow to medium [9]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9] Medium [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium to high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus YNMedium [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusMedium [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9, 19]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13]


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
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[19] Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[22] VERN e.V., GERMANY 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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