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Minerva

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Minerva
Pedigree: SVP Y 66 13 636 x SVP Y 48 4 103 [6,9,13,18,19]
Breeder: D.Hartigh, Emmelord, Holland [13,19]
Paul Frh. von Moreau und Nicolas Frh. v. Pfetten-Arnbach Niederarnbach [9]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1988 [9]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 13, 18]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] NEIKER [18] NIVAA [19]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13, 16] Part tested [9, 11] Infected [6]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 11, 18, 35, 13] In-vitro [6]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Very rare [9] Rare [19]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13, 19]
Flower frequencyNo flowers [13] Rare [9] Rare to occasional [19]
Foliage coverPoor to moderate [13] Moderate [9] Good [19]
Growth habitErect [13] Semi erect [9] Spreading to semi erect [19]
Light sprout colourBlue [9, 13, 19]
MaturityVery early to early [9, 18] Very early [13, 19]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [13, 19] Light yellow [9] Yellow [18]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13, 19]
Tuber eye depthMedium to deep [19] Medium [9] Shallow to medium [13]
Tuber shapeOval to round [13] Oval [9, 18, 19]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13, 18, 19]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [13] Smooth [19] Very smooth to smooth [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9] Medium to long [13]
Early harvest yield potentialHigh [9]
Growth crackingLow to medium [9]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotMedium to frequent [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [9] Resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh [9, 13, 19]
Secondary growthLow [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9] Uniform [19] Uniform to very uniform [13]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [9] Large to very large [13, 19]
Tubers per plantFew to medium [9] Medium to many [13]
Yield potentialMedium [18] High [9, 19]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [9, 19] None to trace [13, 18]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 19] Fairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13] Very good [18]
Dry matter contentMedium [13, 19] Medium to high [18]
Enzymic browningLittle [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Good to very good [18]
Frying colourPale to medium [13]
Starch contentLow to medium [9]
TasteModerate [9] Moderate to good [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low to low [18] Low [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [19]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow to medium [9] Medium [18]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)Medium [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)High [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum)Medium [18]
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Very low [18] High [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low to medium [9] Medium [13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [9] Medium to high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [9, 13, 18, 19]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9] Very high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Very high [13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus YNHigh [18] Very high [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusMedium [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9, 13, 19] Very high [18]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[19] Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2009
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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