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Penta

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Penta
Pedigree: Bellona x Estima [2]
Bellona x Estima (adg,dms) [9,13]
Breeder: Saatzuchtwirtschaft Firlbeck KG [9]
Selectiebedrijf Luidenburg bv, Groningen [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1983 [9,13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [1, 9, 13]
Data sourceAR [1] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [1, 13] Part tested [9] Untested [7, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [1, 9, 13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [1, 7, 9, 13, 16]
Test conditionsNon organic [1, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [9, 13] Occasional to frequent [1]
Flower colourWhite [1, 9, 13]
Flower frequencyRare [9] Rare to occasional [13] Occasional [1]
Foliage coverModerate [13] Moderate to good [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [9]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early [1, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [1] Light yellow [9, 13]
Tuber eye colourRed [1, 9, 13]
Tuber eye depthMedium [9] Shallow [13] Very shallow to shallow [1]
Tuber shapeOval to round [1, 9, 13]
Tuber skin colourPart red [9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9] Long [13]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh to very high [13]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [1]
Tuber sizeLarge [9] Large to very large [1, 13]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9] Many [13]
Yield potentialHigh [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [1] None to trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [1]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13] Moderate to good [1]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Moderate to good [1]
Frying colourPale [1]
Starch contentLow to medium [9] Medium [1]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low to medium [13] Medium to high [1]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [9] Medium to high [1]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh [1, 9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium to high [1, 13] High [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [13] Medium [9]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus BHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9] High [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low to medium [13] Medium [9]
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]


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
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011















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