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Romano

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Romano
Pedigree: Draga x Desiree [19,20]
Draga x Desiree (adg,dms) [6,9,13]
Breeder: R.J.Mansholt, Westpolder 8, Ulrum, Holland [13,19]
Uniplanta-Saatzucht KG [9]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1978 [9,13,20]

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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16] Part tested [9, 20] Infected [6]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 35] In-vitro [6, 20] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 7, 9, 13, 16, 19, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [9, 13, 19]
Flower colourRed violet [9, 19]
Flower frequencyNo flowers [19] Very rare [9, 13]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9, 13, 19]
Growth habitSemi erect [9, 13] Spreading to semi erect [19]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13, 19]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early [13, 19]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [19] Cream [9, 13]
Tuber eye colourRed [19]
Tuber eye depthMedium [9, 13] Shallow [19]
Tuber shapeOval to round [9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin colourRed [9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [19] Very smooth to smooth [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodLong [9] Long to very long [13, 19]
Early harvest yield potentialHigh [19]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate [9, 13, 19]
Resistance to internal bruisingHigh to very high [9] Very high [13, 19]
Secondary growthLow [9, 19]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [9, 13] Uniform to very uniform [19]
Tuber sizeMedium to large [9] Large [13, 19]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9, 19] Many [13]
Yield potentialMedium to high [9] High [19]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace to little [9, 19] Trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 13] Mealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [19]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13, 19] Moderate to good [9]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13] Medium [19]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13, 19] Moderate to good [9]
Starch contentLow to medium [9]
TasteModerate to good [9, 19] Good [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 19]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)High [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)High [13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Low [13] Low to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow to medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Low to medium [13] Medium [19]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)High [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh to very high [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)Very high [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [13] Low to medium [9] Medium [19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusVery low to low [13] Low to medium [9] Medium [19]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [13] Medium to high [9] High [19]
Resistance to potato virus BLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [13] Medium [9] Medium to high [19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)High [13] Very high [19]
Resistance to potato virus YNHigh to very high [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusHigh [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9, 13, 19]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceMedium to high [9] High [13]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[19] Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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