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Maris Piper

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Maris Piper
Pedigree: (Sol Andigena x Ulster Knight) x (Arran Cairn x Herald) [9,13,20]
Breeder: Paul Frh. von Moreau und Nicolas Frh. v. Pfetten-Arnbach Niederarnbach [9]
PBI Cambridge Ltd, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2LQ [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1963 [9,20]
1967 [13]

leaf

foliage

flower

(tuber)
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [9, 13, 20]
Data sourceCM [4] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [4, 7, 13, 16] Part tested [9, 11, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [4, 9, 23, 35] In-vitro [20] Tuber and in-vitro [11, 13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [4, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesOccasional [13] Frequent [9]
Flower colourRed violet [13]
Flower frequencyOccasional [9] Frequent [13]
Foliage coverPoor [13] Moderate to good [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13]
MaturityLate [9] Intermediate to late [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [9] Cream [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9] Very shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [9, 13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9] Medium to long [13]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [9]
Secondary growthLow [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
Tuber sizeSmall [9] Large [13]
Tubers per plantMany [9, 13]
Yield potentialHigh [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [9, 13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) [9, 13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow [23] High to very high [13]
French fry suitabilityGood [13]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteGood [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
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] High [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [9] Low to medium [4]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Low [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium to high [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Very low to low [13] Low [9] Medium [4]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9] Medium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh [13] Very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [13] Very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [13] Medium [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusMedium [9] High [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9, 13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5High to very high [4]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceLow to medium [9]


Source:
[4] C. Meijer B.V, NETHERLANDS 2005
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 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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