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Paramount

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Paramount
Pedigree: Janet x Dutch seedling [13]
Breeder: Jonquil Development Ltd, 168 Seapark, Malahide, Co. Dublin, Ireland [13]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 2003 [13]


ADMINISTRATION
Country of originIRELAND [13]
Data sourceGBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13]
Plant material maintained asTuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [13]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesOccasional [13]
Flower colourRed violet [13]
Flower frequencyFrequent [13]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval to round [13]
Tuber skin colourRed [13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Resistance to external damageModerate [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium to high [13]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone to trace [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Medium [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Very low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 3Very low to low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very high [13]


Source:
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2009















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