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Orion (1955)

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Orion (1955)
Pedigree: Komet x (Bravo x Alpha) [9]
Breeder:
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1955 [9]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [9]
Data sourceDEU416 [9]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9]
Plant material maintained asIn-vitro and cryopreservation [9]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [9]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourWhite [9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9]
MaturityIntermediate to late [9]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9]
Tuber shapeOval to round [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Resistance to external damageResistant to very resistant [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Starch contentMedium to high [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.)High [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Very low [9]


Source:
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005















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