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Red Cara

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Red Cara
Pedigree: A25 19 x Ulster Glade [13,18]
Breeder: D.Feeley, Department of Agriculture, Dublin [13]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1981 [13]


ADMINISTRATION
Country of originIRELAND [13] UNITED STATES [18]
Data sourceDEPT [7] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] NEIKER [18]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [35] Tuber and in-vitro [13, 18]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 13, 16, 18]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [13] Very frequent [35]
Flower colourWhite [13, 35]
Flower frequencyOccasional [13] Frequent to very frequent [35]
Foliage coverGood [13]
Growth habitErect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityLate to very late [13] Late [18] Intermediate to late [35]
Pollen fertilityHigh [35]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourCream [13, 35] Yellow [18]
Tuber eye colourRed [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13, 35]
Tuber shapeRound [18] Oval to round [13, 35]
Tuber skin colourRed [13, 18, 35]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [13]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [35] Large to very large [13]
Tubers per plantMany [13]
Yield potentialVery high [18, 35]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [18] None [35]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [13, 35]
Crisp suitabilityVery poor [18] Poor [13]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13, 18]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13] Moderate [18]
Starch contentVery low [18]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Very low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageHigh [18]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery high [18]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)High [13, 18, 35]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [13] High [18]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [13]
Resistance to potato virus YNHigh [18]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [13] Very high [18]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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