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Kirsty

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Kirsty
Pedigree: Pentland Crown x 3683a 2 [13]
Breeder: SSRPB, Pentlandfield, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1982 [13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13, 35]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 13, 16]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13]
Flower colourRed violet [13]
Flower frequencyNo flowers [13]
Foliage coverModerate [13]
Growth habitSpreading [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate to rough [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [13]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium [13]
Tuber sizeLarge to very large [13]
Tubers per plantMany [13]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentHigh [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [13]
Resistance to potato virus BMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XVery high [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [13]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusLow [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [13]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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