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Rocket

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Rocket
Pedigree: F12 17 x D42 8 [13]
Breeder: PBI Cambridge Ltd, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2LQ [13]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1987 [13]

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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16]
Plant material maintained asTuber [35] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 13, 16, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13]
Flower colourBlue violet [13]
Flower frequencyRare [13]
Foliage coverModerate to good [13]
Growth habitSpreading to semi erect [13]
Light sprout colourBlue [13]
MaturityVery early [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow [13]
Tuber shapeRound [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Resistance to external damageModerate [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium to high [13]
Tuber sizeLarge to very large [13]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone to trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [13]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Frying colourMedium [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Low [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
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 AHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus BMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XHigh [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Moderate [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Moderate [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 3Moderate [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [13]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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