The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Fontana

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Fontana
Pedigree: Wildrasse x Fruhmolle [8]
Breeder:
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1950 [8]
Characters Fontana Fruhmolle
Foliage cover  -   6[9]
Flower colour  -   1[9,13]
Flower frequency  -   5[9]
Berries  -   3[9]
Light sprout colour  -   1[9]
Tuber skin colour  -   1[9,13]
Primary tuber flesh colour 4[8] 3[9,13]
Tuber shape 3[8] 4[9] 5[13]
Tuber eye depth 7[8] 5[9]
Yield potential  -   6[9]
Tuber size  -   7[9]
Tuber shape uniformity  -   5[9]
Taste  -   6[9]
Dry matter content  -   5[23]
Starch content 7[8] 3[9]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies)  -   3[9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum)  -   2[9]
Field immunity to wart races  -   1[9]
Resistance to potato virus M  -   5[9]
Resistance to potato leaf roll virus  -   5[9]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1  -   3[9]
Resistance to late blight on tubers  -   5[23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage 4[8] 3[9] 7[23]


Source:
[7] Choiseul, James 1996 Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND
[8] Mix-Wagner, Gunda 1997 Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY
[6] Jaroslava, Domkarova 1997 Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC
[9] Scheler, Konrad 2000 Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY
[20] Zimnoch-Guzowska, Ewa 2000 Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND
[23] Kiru, Stepan 1999 N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
[13] Campbell, Heather 2000 SASA, UNITED KINGDOM
[40] Dillon, Joan 2006 Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND








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