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Avon

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Avon
Pedigree: (Katahdin x 1250) x (Earlaine x USDA 393 13) (dms) [9]
1464-26 x 96-56 [18]
Breeder: Asche-Saatzucht [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1962 [9]
Characters Avon Katahdin Earlaine
Foliage cover 6[9] 6[9] 7[14,15] 6[9]
Flower colour 1[9]  -   2[9]
Flower frequency 6[9] 4[13] 5[9] 8[14] 6[9]
Berries 3[9] 6[13] 7[9] 3[9]
Pollen fertility  -    -   7[9]
Light sprout colour  -   1[13]  -  
Tuber skin colour 1[9,18] 1[9,13,14,15] 1[9]
Tuber eye colour  -   1[13]  -  
Primary tuber flesh colour 1[9,18] 1[9,13,14,15] 1[9]
Tuber shape 2[9] 3[18] 1[13,14] 2[15] 3[9] 1[9] 2[8]
Tuber eye depth 5[9] 6[13] 7[9,14,15] 5[9] 6[8]
Tuber skin texture 8[9] 6[13] 7[14] 8[9] 6[9]
Yield potential 7[9,23] 9[18] 5[15] 7[9,23] 6[9]
Rate of bulking 7[18]  -    -  
Tubers per plant  -   4[13]  -  
Tuber size 5[18] 6[14] 8[9] 9[13]  -  
Tuber shape uniformity 6[9] 7[9,15] 6[9]
Resistance to internal bruising  -   1[15]  -  
Dormancy period  -   6[15]  -  
Storage ability  -   7[15] 8[14]  -  
Cooking type / 411 Cooked texture  -   2[14] 5[15]  -  
Taste 9[9] 5[9] 5[9]
Crisp suitability 5[18] 7[9]  -    -  
French fry suitability 6[18] 5[15]  -  
Frying colour  -   5[15]  -  
Dry matter content 4[18] 5[23] 4[13] 6[14] 7[15]  -  
Starch content 3[18] 5[9,23] 3[9] 6[14] 3[8,9]
Presence of late blight R gene  -   4[13]  -  
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani)  -   3[9]  -  
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies) 5[18] 6[9] 2[14] 3[9] 4[15] 3[9]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea)  -    -   3[8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) 1[9] 1[9,15] 1[8,9]
Susceptibility to wart races  -    -   1[8]
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.) 3[18]  -    -  
Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.)  -   5[9]  -  
Resistance to potato virus A 8[9] 8[14] 9[9,13,15] 7[8] 9[9]
Resistance to potato virus M 3[9]  -    -  
Resistance to potato virus X 3[9] 9[18]  -   1[8] 3[9]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified) 4[9] 4[14] 5[9] 7[13,15] 9[8]
Resistance to potato virus YN 5[18]  -    -  
Resistance to potato leaf roll virus 3[18] 4[14] 6[9,13,15] 4[8,9]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1 3[9] 2[15] 3[9] 3[9]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 5  -   8[15]  -  
Drought resistance  -   7[14,15] 9[9,13]  -  
Frost resistance 5[23]  -    -  
Resistance to late blight on tubers 7[23] 9[18] 5[9,23] 6[13,15] 4[8,9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage 5[23] 7[18] 2[14] 3[9,23] 4[13] 6[15] 4[8,9]


Source:
[9] Scheler, Konrad 2000 Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY
[18] Aziparte, Enrique Ritter 2000 NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN
[23] Kiru, Stepan 1999 N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
[6] Jaroslava, Domkarova 1997 Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC
[7] Choiseul, James 1996 Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND
[8] Mix-Wagner, Gunda 1997 Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY
[11] Ellisseche, Daniel 2000 INRA, FRANCE
[13] Cameron, Arlene 2000 SASA, UNITED KINGDOM
[14] Polgar, Zsolt 1999 Pannon University , HUNGARY
[15] HZPC, B.V. 2000 HZPC B.V., NETHERLANDS
[20] Zimnoch-Guzowska, Ewa 2000 Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND
[40] Dillon, Joan 2006 Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND




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