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Ulster Chieftain

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Ulster Chieftain
Pedigree: May Queen x Herald [2,5,9,13,20]
Breeder: J.Clarke, Mosside, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland [5,13]
Kartoffelzucht Böhm [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1938 [1,9,20]
1966 [13]




ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [1, 5, 9, 13, 20]
Data sourceAR [1] CPVPA [5] DEPT [7] DEU416 [9] FRA179 [11] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] POL IPR BON [20] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [1, 13, 16] Part tested [9, 11, 20] Untested [5, 7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [1, 5, 23, 35] In-vitro [9, 11, 20] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 20, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [1, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesNo berries [1, 13] Rare [9]
Flower colourWhite [9, 13]
Flower frequencyRare [9, 13] Rare to occasional [1]
Foliage coverPoor [13] Moderate [9]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourBlue [9, 13]
MaturityVery early to early [1, 9] Very early [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [1, 9, 13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [1, 13]
Tuber eye depthMedium [13] Shallow to medium [1, 9]
Tuber shapeOval [1, 9, 13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [1, 9, 13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth to intermediate [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9] Long [1, 13]
Internal rust spotInfrequent [9]
Resistance to external damageModerate [9]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [9, 13]
Tuber sizeMedium [9] Large to very large [1, 13]
Tubers per plantMedium [9] Many [1, 13]
Yield potentialLow [9] Medium to high [1]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningLittle [9, 13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [9]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentLow [13] Medium [1, 23]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentLow [9] Medium [23]
TasteGood [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [1, 9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)Low [9, 13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Medium [9, 13]
Resistance to late blight on foliageVery low [9] High [23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersVery low [9] Medium to high [1] High [23]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Very low to low [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9, 13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Low [13] Medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusLow [13] Low to medium [9] Medium [1]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [1, 9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9, 13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [9] Medium to high [13] High [1]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusHigh [9]
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
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 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
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2005
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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