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Red King Edward

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Red King Edward
Pedigree: Variant of King Edward [5,9,13]
Breeder: 2 [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1916 [2,9]
1966 [13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [2, 5, 9, 13]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CPVPA [5] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 13] Untested [2, 5, 7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [5] In-vitro [9] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 5, 7, 9, 13]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Rare [9]
Flower colourRed violet [9, 13]
Flower frequencyNo flowers [13] Rare [9]
Foliage coverModerate [9, 13]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate to late [9] Intermediate [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13] Cream [9]
Tuber eye colourRed [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9] Very shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval [13] Oval to long [9]
Tuber skin colourRed [9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [13] Medium [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9] Uniform [13]
Tuber sizeMedium [9]
Yield potentialMedium to high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Dry matter contentMedium [13]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteModerate [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium [9, 13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)High [9, 13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery low [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [9, 13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)High [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium to high [13] Very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [13] High to very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Very low to low [9] Low [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]


Source:
[2] Arche Noah, AUSTRIA 2005
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 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 2005















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