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Famosa

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Famosa
Pedigree: Mutant of Estima [13,18,20]
Mutant of Estima (dms) [6,9]
Breeder: J.P.Dijkhuis, Groningen, Netherlands [13]
Saatzuchtwirtschaft Firlbeck KG [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1977 [9,13,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 13, 18, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] NEIKER [18] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 13] Part tested [11, 20] Infected [6] Untested [7, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [11, 13, 23, 35] In-vitro [6, 9, 20] Tuber and in-vitro [18]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesOccasional [9, 13]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyFrequent [9, 13]
Foliage coverPoor to moderate [13] Good [9]
Growth habitErect [9, 13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityLate [9] Intermediate [13, 18]
Pollen fertilityVery high [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 13] Yellow [18]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9] Very shallow to shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [9, 13, 18]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13, 18]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9] Long [13]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotMedium to frequent [9]
Resistance to external damageResistant [9] Resistant to very resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [9] High to very high [13]
Secondary growthLow [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9] Uniform [13]
Tuber sizeLarge [18] Large to very large [9] Very large [13]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13]
Yield potentialHigh [18, 23] Very high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [9, 13] Trace [18]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13] Moderate [18]
Dry matter contentMedium [13, 23] Medium to high [18]
Enzymic browningNone to trace [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Good [18]
Starch contentLow to medium [18] Medium [9, 23]
TasteModerate [9] Moderate to good [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low [9, 13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [23] Medium to high [9] High [18]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [18, 23] Medium to high [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [18] Low to medium [13] Medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [9, 18] Low to medium [13]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] Low to medium [13] Very high [18]
Resistance to potato virus BLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus CLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [13] Medium [9] Very high [18]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to potato virus YNLow [18] High [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusLow [9] Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9, 13] Very high [18]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceHigh [9] High to very high [13]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[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
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 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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