The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Royal Kidney

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Royal Kidney
Pedigree:
Breeder: 9 [9]
Findlay, A., Auchtermuchty, Scotland [5,13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1890 [20]
1899 [2,9]
1977 [13]


ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [2, 5, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceARCHE NOAH [2] CPVPA [5] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Part tested [9, 20] Infected [11] Untested [2, 5, 7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [5] In-vitro [9, 11] Tuber and in-vitro [13, 20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 20]
Test conditionsOrganic [2] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [13] Rare [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyNo flowers [13] Rare [9]
Foliage coverPoor [13] Moderate to good [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityEarly to intermediate [9] Early [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [2, 9] Cream [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [2] Shallow [9, 13]
Tuber shapeOval [2] Oval to long [9] Long to oval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [2, 13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [9] Medium [13]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9]
Tuber shape uniformity to medium [2] Medium [9] Uniform [13]
Tuber sizeSmall [9] Medium to large [2]
Tubers per plantMany [9] Many to very many [13]
Yield potentialMedium to high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSome [2] None to trace [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9, 13] Fairly firm (multi-purpose type) to firm (salad type) [2]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentMedium [9]
TasteModerate [9] Moderate to good [2]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)Medium [13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Medium [13] Medium to high [9]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Very low to low [13] Medium [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium [9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [13] Medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [9] Medium [13]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] Low to medium [13]
Resistance to potato virus BLow [13]
Resistance to potato virus CMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [9] Medium to high [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]


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
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2011















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