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Superstar

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Superstar
Pedigree: (INRA 67 8 637 x VK 66 429) x Famosa [2,9,11,20]
Breeder: 17a,10 [9]
Unicopa S.C.A.et Clause S.A. [11]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1989 [1,9,11,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originFRANCE [1, 9, 11, 20]
Data sourceAR [1] CPVPA [5] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [1] Part tested [9, 11] Untested [5, 20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [1, 5, 9, 20] Tuber and in-vitro [11]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [1, 5, 9, 11, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [1]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesVery rare [1] Rare [9]
Flower colourRed violet [9]
Flower frequencyOccasional [1, 9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early to intermediate [11] Early [1]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourYellow [1, 9, 11]
Tuber eye colourYellow [1]
Tuber eye depthShallow [9, 11] Very shallow to shallow [1]
Tuber shapeOval to round [11] Oval [1, 9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [1, 9, 11]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodShort to medium [9] Medium to long [1]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotFrequent [9, 11]
Resistance to internal bruisingLow to medium [9]
Storage abilityModerate [11]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [9]
Tuber sizeLarge to very large [9, 11] Very large [1]
Yield potentialHigh to very high [1] Very high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle to some [9] Trace to little [1]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [1, 9, 11]
Dry matter contentVery low [11] Low to medium [1]
Starch contentVery low to low [9]
TasteGood [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [1, 9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low to medium [1]
Resistance to late blight on foliageMedium [1] Medium to high [9, 11]
Resistance to late blight on tubersHigh to very high [11]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 11]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9, 11] Medium to high [1]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [9, 11] Medium to high [1]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium to high [9, 11] High [1]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very low to low [1] Low [9]


Source:
[1] Agrico Research, NETHERLANDS 2005
[5] Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY 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















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