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Simson

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Simson
Pedigree: SVP 51 494 x Loman M 54 106 1 [8,9,17]
Breeder: 35 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1970 [8,9,17]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originNETHERLANDS [8, 9]
Data sourceDEU001 [8] DEU416 [9] KAR [17]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [9, 17] Part tested [8]
Plant material maintained asTuber [17] In-vitro [8, 9]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [8, 9, 17]
Test conditionsNon organic [8, 17]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare to occasional [9]
Flower colourWhite [9]
Flower frequencyFrequent [9]
Foliage coverGood [9]
MaturityLate [8, 9, 17]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9, 17]
Tuber eye depthMedium [8, 17] Shallow to medium [9]
Tuber shapeRound [8, 17] Oval to round [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort [9] Medium [17]
Internal rust spotInfrequent to medium [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
Tuber sizeLarge [9]
Yield potentialHigh [9, 17]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
Starch contentHigh to very high [8, 9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9, 17]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow to medium [8, 9] Medium [17]
Resistance to late blight on tubersMedium to high [17] High [9] Very high [8]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)Medium [8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium to high [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [8] Medium to high [9, 17]
Resistance to potato virus AHigh [8] Very high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [8, 9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [8, 9, 17]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [9] High to very high [17]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5Very low to low [17]


Source:
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[17] Kweekinstituut Karna, NETHERLANDS 2005















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