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Saturna

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Saturna
Pedigree: Maritta x (Record x CPC 1673 1) [8,11,14,19,20]
Maritta x (Record x CPC 1673 1) (adg,dms) [6,9,13]
Breeder: 54 [9]
E.Scholten, Eskamp, Westbrok [11,13,14,19]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1964 [8,9,20]
1969 [11]

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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEPT [7] DEU001 [8] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] HUN052 [14] IRL001 [16] NIVAA [19] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [7, 13, 16] Part tested [6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 23, 35] In-vitro [6, 8, 14] Tuber and in-vitro [11, 13, 20]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 8, 13, 14]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesOccasional to frequent [9] Frequent [13, 19]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13, 14, 19]
Flower frequencyFrequent [9, 14] Frequent to very frequent [13] Very frequent [19]
Foliage coverGood [9, 14, 19]
Growth habitErect [19] Semi erect [9, 13, 14]
Light sprout colourPink [9, 13, 19]
MaturityLate [9] Intermediate to late [8, 11] Intermediate [13, 19] Early to intermediate [14]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [8, 9, 19] Yellow [11, 13, 14]
Tuber eye colourYellow [19]
Tuber eye depthMedium to deep [13, 19] Medium [8, 9, 11, 14]
Tuber shapeRound [14] Oval to round [11] Oval [8, 9, 13, 19]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 19]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [19] Smooth [14] Very smooth to smooth [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9] Long to very long [13, 19]
Early harvest yield potentialHigh [19]
Growth crackingLow [9]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9] Infrequent [8]
Resistance to external damageModerate [9] Resistant [13, 19]
Resistance to internal bruisingLow to medium [9, 14] Medium [13, 19]
Secondary growthMedium to high [9] Very low to low [19]
Storage abilityModerate to good [11]
Tuber shape uniformity to medium [9] Medium to uniform [13, 19]
Tuber sizeSmall to medium [9] Medium [11, 14] Medium to large [19] Large [13]
Tubers per plantMany [9, 19] Many to very many [13]
Yield potentialLow to medium [14] Medium to high [9] High [19, 23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [9] None to trace [13, 14, 19]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) [13, 14, 19] Mealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Crisp suitabilityGood [9, 13, 19] Good to very good [14]
Dry matter contentHigh to very high [13, 14, 19]
Enzymic browningSome [9]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13, 19]
Starch contentMedium to high [8] High [9] High to very high [14]
TasteModerate to good [9] Good [13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 19]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Medium [13] Very high [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [9, 23] Low to medium [14] Medium [11] Medium to high [8]
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)Low to medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium [23] High [8, 11] High to very high [9] Very high [14]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Artificial inoculum in the field)Very high [19]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Medium to high [8]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)High [9]
Susceptibility to wart racesRace 1 [8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [8] Field immune [9, 11, 14, 19]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)High [8, 9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)High [9] High to very high [13, 19]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [9, 11, 14] Medium [8, 13, 19]
Resistance to potato virus ALow [9] Very high [8, 11, 13, 14, 19]
Resistance to potato virus MMedium to high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium to high [9, 14] High [13, 19] Very high [11]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low to medium [8] Medium to high [11, 14] High [19] High to very high [13]
Resistance to potato virus YNHigh [9]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusHigh [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [8, 9, 13, 14, 19] Very high [11]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 2Low to moderate [19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 3Low to moderate [19]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 4Very high [11]
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS
Drought resistanceLow to medium [9] Medium [13, 19]
Frost resistanceLow [23]


The following sources maintain more than one accession of the variety Saturna:
Source Accession no. Recorded variations
236236none
2320456none

Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[11] INRA, FRANCE 2005
[14] Pannon University , HUNGARY 2005
[19] Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 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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