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Ulster Torch

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Ulster Torch
Pedigree: Golden Wonder x [Salaman Ab 3 Ka 26 x (Arran Cairn x Herald)] [9,13]
Breeder: J.Clarke, Mosside, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, N.Ireland [13]
Kartoffelzucht Böhm [9]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1954 [9]
1966 [13]
ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [9, 13]
Data sourceDEPT [7] DEU416 [9] GBR165 [13] IRL001 [16] VRI RUSSIA [23]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13, 16] Part tested [9] Untested [7]
Plant material maintained asTuber [9, 13, 23, 35]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [7, 9, 13, 16, 23]
Test conditionsNon organic [13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesRare [9]
Flower colourRed violet [9, 13]
Foliage coverGood [9]
Growth habitSpreading [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityLate [9] Intermediate [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourWhite [9] Deep yellow [13]
Tuber eye depthMedium [13] Shallow [9]
Tuber shapeOval [9] Oval to long [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [9, 13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [9] Medium to long [13]
Internal rust spotMedium [9]
Secondary growthLow [9]
Tuber shape uniformityMedium to uniform [9]
Tuber sizeLarge [9]
Tubers per plantFew [9]
Yield potentialHigh [9] Very high [23]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningSevere [9]
Crisp suitabilityPoor [13]
Dry matter contentMedium [23] Medium to high [13]
French fry suitabilityPoor [13]
Starch contentLow [23] High [9]
TasteExcellent [9]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Field immunity to wart racesRace 1 [9]
Resistance to late blight on foliageLow [9] Medium [23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Artificial inoculum in the field)Very low to low [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubersLow [9] High [23]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)Medium [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [9]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [9]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [13] High [9]
Resistance to potato virus AVery high [9]
Resistance to potato virus XLow [9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Medium [9] Medium to high [13]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virusMedium [9]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Low [9]


Source:
[7] Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND 2005
[9] Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY 2005
[23] N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008
[35] Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND 2007















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