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Meerster

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Meerster
Pedigree: Meerlander x Ijsselster [9,20]
Breeder: 28 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1956 [20]
1958 [9]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [9, 20]
Data sourceDEPT [7] DEU416 [9] IRL001 [16] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsPart tested [9, 20] Untested [7, 16]
Plant material maintained asIn-vitro [9, 20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 9, 16, 20]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage coverModerate [9]
MaturityLate [9]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9]
Tuber shapeOval [9]
Tuber skin colourRed [9]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [9]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005















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