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Mr Bresee

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Mr Bresee
Pedigree:
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED STATES [13]
Data sourceGBR017 [12] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13]
Plant material maintained asTuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [12, 13]
Test conditionsOrganic [12] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [12, 13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [13] Occasional to frequent [12]
Foliage coverGood to dense [12]
Growth habitSpreading [12]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityEarly [12, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13] Cream [12]
Tuber eye depthVery shallow to shallow [12]
Tuber shapeOval to long [12] Long to oval [13]
Tuber skin colourRed [12, 13]
Tuber skin textureVery smooth to smooth [12]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Internal rust spotVery infrequent [12]
Resistance to external damageModerate [12]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium [12]
Tuber sizeMedium [12]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [12]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [12]
Frying colourMedium to dark [12]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageHigh to very high [12]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow to medium [12]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [12]


Source:
[12] Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008















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