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Obelix

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Obelix
Pedigree: Ostara x Renska [6,9,11,13,14,18,19,20]
Breeder: 73 [9]
Kweekbedrijf Ropta-ZPC, Metslawier, Holand [11,13,14,19]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1988 [20]
1989 [13]
1990 [9,11]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] HUN052 [14] IRL001 [16] NEIKER [18] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Part tested [6, 11, 14] Untested [9, 16, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 13, 20, 35] In-vitro [6, 14] Tuber and in-vitro [11, 18]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13, 14]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [19] Very rare [9, 14] Rare [13]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13, 14, 19]
Flower frequencyOccasional [9] Occasional to frequent [14, 19] Frequent [13]
Foliage coverModerate [13] Moderate to good [9] Good [14] Good to dense [19]
Growth habitSemi erect [13] Spreading to semi erect [14, 19]
Light sprout colourPink [13, 19]
MaturityIntermediate [9, 13] Early to intermediate [14, 19] Early [11, 18]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [14] Light yellow [9, 13, 19] Yellow [11]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13, 19]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13, 14, 19] Very shallow to shallow [9, 11]
Tuber shapeOval [11, 13, 14, 18, 19] Long to oval [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [19] Smooth [13, 14]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [13, 19] Medium [9]
Early harvest yield potentialVery high [19]
Hollow heart tendencyLow to medium [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9, 11]
Resistance to external damageSusceptible to moderate [13, 19] Moderate [9]
Resistance to internal bruisingLow [13] High to very high [9, 19]
Secondary growthMedium [19] Low [9]
Storage abilityModerate [11]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9] Uniform [13, 19]
Tuber sizeLarge [9] Large to very large [13, 14, 19] Very large [11]
Tubers per plantMany [9, 19] Many to very many [13]
Yield potentialHigh to very high [14] Very high [9, 18, 19]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle [13] Trace to little [14] Trace [9, 18, 19]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFirm (salad type) [9, 13, 19] Fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [11, 14]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13, 19] Poor to moderate [18]
Dry matter contentLow [11] Low to medium [13, 19] Medium [14, 18]
Enzymic browningSome [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13, 19] Poor to moderate [18]
Frying colourMedium to dark [13]
Starch contentVery low [18] Low [9] Medium [14]
TasteModerate to good [9, 19] Good [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 19]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow to medium [9, 11] Medium [14, 18]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Medium [19]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [11] Medium [18] Medium to high [9] High [14]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)High [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 11, 13, 14, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [11] Medium to high [9, 13, 14] High [19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9, 11, 14, 19] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus AMedium to high [13] High [9] High to very high [14, 19]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [13] Medium [9] Medium to high [14, 19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [11] Medium to high [14, 19] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus YNMedium [9] Medium to high [18]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusHigh [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9, 13, 14, 19] Very high [11, 18]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 2Moderate [19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 3Moderate [19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 4Very high [11]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13, 19]


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
[14] Pannon University , HUNGARY 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[19] Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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