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Valor

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Valor
Pedigree: Cara x 93 2 10 (ex S vernei) [13]
Breeder: J.Dunnett, Clevnagreen, Freswick, Caithness, Scotland [13]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1993 [13]

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ADMINISTRATION
Country of originUNITED KINGDOM [6, 13]
Data sourceCZEHBROD [6] GBR165 [13] NEIKER [18]
Plant health directive EC77/93, requirementsFully tested [13] Infected [6]
Plant material maintained asIn-vitro [6] Tuber and in-vitro [13]
Sample statusAdvanced cultivar [6, 13, 18]
Test conditionsNon organic [6, 13]
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BerriesFrequent [13]
Flower colourRed violet [13]
Flower frequencyVery frequent [13]
Foliage coverModerate to good [13]
Growth habitSemi erect [13]
Light sprout colourPink [13]
MaturityIntermediate to late [13]
TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
Primary tuber flesh colourLight yellow [13]
Tuber eye colourYellow [13]
Tuber eye depthVery shallow to shallow [13]
Tuber shapeOval to round [13]
Tuber skin colourWhite to yellow [13]
Tuber skin textureSmooth [13]
TUBERING CHARACTERISTICS
Dormancy periodMedium [13]
Resistance to external damageResistant [13]
Resistance to internal bruisingMedium to high [13]
Tuber shape uniformityUniform [13]
UTILISATION CHARACTERISTICS
After cooking blackeningNone [13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked textureMealy (floury type) to fairly firm (multi-purpose type) [13]
Dry matter contentLow to medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO FUNGAL DISEASES
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)Medium [13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage(Laboratory test)Medium to high [13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers(Laboratory test)High to very high [13]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)Field immune [13]
RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.)Medium [13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)Medium [13]
RESISTANCE TO VIRUS DISEASES
Resistance to potato leaf roll virusMedium [13]
Resistance to potato virus XMedium to high [13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified)Low [13]
RESISTANCE TO PESTS
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 3Low [13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1Very high [13]


Source:
[6] Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC 2010
[18] NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN 2005
[13] SASA, UNITED KINGDOM 2008















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