The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Northern Star

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Northern Star
Pedigree:
Breeder:
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Untested [7]
Plant material maintained asTuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 13]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityLate [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13]
Tuber shapeRound [13]
Tuber skin colourPart red [13]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2009















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