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Hermes

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Hermes
Pedigree: DDR 5158 x SW 163 55 [4,5,6,9,13,18]
Breeder: Asche-Saatzucht [9]
Niederösterreichische Saatbaugenossenschaft, Wien [5,13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1973 [2,9]

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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originAUSTRIA [2, 5, 6, 9, 13, 18]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CM [4] CPVPA [5] CZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] NEIKER [18] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [4, 13] Part tested [6] Untested [2, 5, 9, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [4, 5, 9, 18, 23, 35] In-vitro [6] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 16, 18, 23]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [4, 6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Rare [9]
Flower colourRed violet [9]
Flower frequencyNo flowers [13] Occasional [9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9] Good [4]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate [2, 9, 13] Early to intermediate [18] Early [4]
Pollen fertilityModerate [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9] Yellow [2, 4, 13, 18]
Tuber eye colourYellow [2, 13]
Tuber eye depthMedium [4] Shallow to medium [2, 9] Shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval to round [2, 4, 13, 18] Oval [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [2, 4, 9, 13, 18]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [2]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong to very long [9]
Growth crackingMedium [9]
Hollow heart tendencyLow to medium [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent [18] Very infrequent [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate [9] Resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingVery low [4] High [9]
Secondary growthVery low [2, 9]
Storage abilityGood [4]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [2] Medium to uniform [4, 9]
Tuber sizeLarge [2, 9] Very large [13]
Yield potentialMedium [4] Medium to high [9] High [18, 23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle to some [9] Little [18] Trace to little [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) [13] Mealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Crisp suitabilityModerate to good [4] Good [9, 13] Good to very good [18]
Dry matter contentMedium [23] High [13] Very high [4, 18]
Enzymic browningTrace to little [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Good to very good [18]
Starch contentMedium [9] Medium to high [18]
TasteModerate [13] Moderate to good [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [4, 9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium to high [4] High to very high [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [4, 18] Medium to high [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [9, 18]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Medium to high [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium to high [4] High [9, 13, 18]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium to high [9, 13] High [18]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh [9] Very high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [18]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High to very high [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus YNLow [18]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [2, 9, 13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5High to very high [4]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceHigh [13]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[4] C. Meijer B.V, NETHERLANDS 2005
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 2005
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 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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