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Eve Balfour

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Eve Balfour
Pedigree: Stirling x 15119AC [13]
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 2002 [13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceGBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13]
Plant material maintained asTuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [13]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13]
Flower colourWhite [13]
Flower frequencyRare [13]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [13]
Tuber shapeRound [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
Tuber skin textureRough [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Resistance to external damageVery susceptible to susceptible [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingLow [13]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone to trace [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very high [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)High [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High to very high [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low to moderate [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low to moderate [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 3Low to moderate [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Moderate [13]


Source:
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008















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