The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Kerry Blue

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Kerry Blue
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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED STATES [2]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsUntested [2]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2]
Test conditionsOrganic [2]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Light sprout colourBlue [2]
MaturityEarly to intermediate [2]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [2]
Tuber eye colourRed [2]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [2]
Tuber shapeOval to round [2]
Tuber skin colourRed [2]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [2]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [2]
Tuber sizeSmall to medium [2]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSome to severe [2]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFirm (salad type) [2]
TasteModerate to good [2]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [2]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005















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