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Multa

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Multa
Pedigree: Oberarnbacher Fruhe x (Record x CPC 1673 1) [2,20]
Oberarnbacher Fruhe x (Record x CPC 1673 1) (adg,dms) [9,13]
Breeder: Franz von Zwehl Saatzucht [9]
GS Mulder, Aardappelkweekbedrijf Warffum [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1964 [9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [1, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceAR [1] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [1, 9, 16] Part tested [11, 20] Infected [13] Untested [7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [1, 11, 13, 23] In-vitro [9, 20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [1, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Very rare [9]
Flower colourRed violet [9, 13]
Flower frequencyOccasional [9, 13]
Foliage coverGood to dense [9]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13]
MaturityLate [9] Intermediate to late [1, 13]
Pollen fertilitySterile [23]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 13] Yellow [1]
Tuber eye depthMedium [9] Shallow to medium [1]
Tuber shapeOval [9, 13] Oval to long [1]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [1, 9, 13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9] Medium to long [13]
Internal rust spotVery infrequent to infrequent [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [9] Resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium [9] Medium to high [13]
Secondary growthLow to medium [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [1, 9] Uniform [13]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [1] Large [9] Large to very large [13]
Tubers per plantMany [9] Many to very many [13]
Yield potentialHigh to very high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [1, 9] Trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) [1, 9, 13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13] Good [1]
Dry matter contentVery high [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Moderate to good [1]
Frying colourPale [1]
Starch contentMedium [1] High [9]
TastePoor to moderate [9] Moderate [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium to high [1]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [9] High [1, 23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [9, 23] High to very high [1]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [1, 9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)High to very high [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)High [9] High to very high [1, 13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [1] Medium to high [9] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus AMedium [9] Medium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus MMedium to high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium to high [9] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [13] High to very high [1]
Resistance to potato virus YNMedium to high [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusVery high [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5Very low to low [1]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13]


Source:
[1] Agrico Research, 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 2005















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