The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Lewis Black

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Lewis Black
Pedigree:
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceGBR017 [12] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [12, 13]
Test conditionsOrganic [12] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [13]
Flower frequencyOccasional [12]
Foliage coverGood to dense [12]
Growth habitErect to very erect [12]
Light sprout colourBlue [13]
MaturityIntermediate [12, 13]
Stolon lengthVery short [12]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [12, 13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [12]
Tuber shapeRound [13] Oval to long [12]
Tuber skin colourBlue [13]
Tuber skin textureRough [12]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Tuber shape uniformityVery M [12]
Tuber sizeLarge [12]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [12]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [12]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]


Source:
[12] Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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