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Stirling Castle

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Stirling Castle
Pedigree: Duchess of Connaught x Windsor Castle [13]
Breeder: Rev Aikman Paton, Soulseat, UK [13]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list:
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [13]
Data sourceGBR017 [12] GBR165 [13]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13]
Plant material maintained asTuber [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [12, 13]
Test conditionsOrganic [12] Non organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourRed violet [13]
Flower frequencyVery rare [13]
Foliage coverModerate to good [12]
Growth habitErect [12]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate [12, 13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [13] Cream [12]
Tuber eye depthShallow [12]
Tuber shapeRound [12] Oval [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [12, 13]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate to rough [12]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Internal rust spotVery infrequent [12]
Resistance to external damageModerate to resistant [12]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [12]
Tuber sizeMedium [12]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [12]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFirm (salad type) [12]
Frying colourDark to very dark [12]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [12]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh to very high [12]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Very high [12]


Source:
[12] Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005















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