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Fresco

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Fresco
Pedigree: Cebeco 6015 28 x Provita [6,9,13,19,20]
Breeder: 8 [9]
Cebeco-Handelsraad, Blaak, Rotterdam, NLD [13,19]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1985 [9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Part tested [6, 9, 11, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9] In-vitro [6] Tuber and in-vitro [11, 20] No longer maintained [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 11, 13, 19, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Rare to occasional [9, 19]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13, 19]
Flower frequencyNo flowers [13] Rare to occasional [9, 19]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9] Good [13] Good to dense [19]
Growth habitSpreading to semi erect [19] Spreading [13]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13, 19]
MaturityEarly [9] Very early to early [13, 19]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 13, 19]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13, 19]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [19] Shallow [9] Very shallow to shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval to round [9, 19] Oval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [19] Smooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [9] Medium [13, 19]
Early harvest yield potentialHigh to very high [19]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9]
Resistance to external damageResistant [9, 13, 19]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [9] High to very high [13, 19]
Secondary growthMedium [19] Low [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9] Uniform [13, 19]
Tuber sizeLarge [9, 19] Large to very large [13]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13, 19]
Yield potentialHigh [9] High to very high [19]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [9] None to trace [13, 19]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 13] Fairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [19]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13, 19]
Dry matter contentMedium to high [13, 19]
French fry suitabilityGood [13, 19]
Frying colourPale [13]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteModerate to good [9] Good [13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 19]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)High [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [19]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)High to very high [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9] Medium to high [13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9] Medium to high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh [9] High to very high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [9, 19] High to very high [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Very high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus YNVery high [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusHigh [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9, 13, 19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 2Low to moderate [19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 3Low to moderate [19]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13, 19]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[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
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2009















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