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Maris Peer

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Maris Peer
Pedigree: 120 13 x Ulster Knight [6]
Ulster Knight x unknown seedling (dms) [13]
Breeder: PBI Cambridge Ltd, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2LQ [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1966 [13]

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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [6, 13]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEPT [7] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16] Part tested [6]
Plant material maintained asTuber [23, 35] In-vitro [6] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 7, 13, 16, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [13]
Flower colourRed violet [13]
Flower frequencyVery frequent [13]
Foliage coverPoor to moderate [13]
Growth habitSpreading to semi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityEarly [13]
Pollen fertilityVery high [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthMedium [13]
Tuber shapeOval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [13]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [13]
Tuber sizeLarge [13]
Tubers per plantMany to very many [13]
Yield potentialMedium [23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentMedium [23]
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)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageHigh [23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [23]
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)High [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [13]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 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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