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Maris Anchor

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Maris Anchor
Pedigree: Arran Pilot x 16 22 (ex andigena CPC 1690) [8,13]
Breeder: PBI Cambridge Ltd, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2LQ [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1971 [8,13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [8, 13]
Data sourceAR [1] DEPT [7] DEU001 [8] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [1, 13, 16] Part tested [8, 11] Untested [7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [1, 13, 23, 35] In-vitro [8, 11]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [1, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [1, 8, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13]
Flower colourWhite [13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [13]
Growth habitSpreading to semi erect [13]
Light sprout colourBlue [13]
MaturityVery early [8, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [8, 13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [8, 13]
Tuber shapeOval [8, 13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [8, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Internal rust spotVery frequent [8]
Storage abilityModerate [8]
Yield potentialMedium [23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [13]
Dry matter contentMedium [13]
Starch contentLow to medium [8]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low to medium [13] Medium [1]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [8] Medium [1, 23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [8] High [23]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Very low [8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [8, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [8, 13]
Resistance to potato virus AVery low [8] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus BMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus CLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [8, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Very low [8] Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [8, 13]


Source:
[1] Agrico Research, NETHERLANDS 2005
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 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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