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Sylvia (1984)

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Sylvia (1984)
Pedigree: BLBP 6659 505 x UP 5 338 28 [6,8,9,20]
Breeder: 47 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1984 [8,9,20]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originGERMANY [6, 8, 9, 20]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] DEU001 [8] DEU416 [9] POL IPR BON [20]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsPart tested [8, 9] Infected [6] Untested [20]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 20] In-vitro [6, 8]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 8, 9, 20]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 8]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Flower colourRed violet [9]
Flower frequencyRare [9]
Foliage coverModerate to good [9]
MaturityIntermediate [9] Early to intermediate [8]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [9] Yellow [8]
Tuber eye depthShallow to medium [9] Shallow [8]
Tuber shapeOval [8] Oval to long [9]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [8, 9]
Tuber skin textureIntermediate [9]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium to long [9]
Growth crackingLow [9]
Hollow heart tendencyLow [9]
Internal rust spotInfrequent [8, 9]
Resistance to external damageSusceptible to moderate [9]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium [9]
Secondary growthLow to medium [9]
Storage abilityPoor to moderate [8]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
Tuber sizeSmall [9]
Tubers per plantMedium to many [9]
Yield potentialMedium to high [9]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningTrace [9]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureFairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Enzymic browningLittle [9]
Starch contentLow to medium [8, 9]
TasteGood [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [8, 9]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [8, 9]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)High [8]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)Medium to high [9]
Susceptibility to wart racesRace 1 [8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Susceptible [8] Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)High [8, 9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)High [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow to medium [8, 9]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [8, 9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Very high [8, 9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1High [8, 9]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[8] Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[20] Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND 2005















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