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Kastor

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Kastor
Pedigree: Capella x Baltyk [6,8,9,20]
Breeder: 100 [9]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1962 [8,9,20]
Characters Kastor Capella Baltyk
Foliage cover 7[9] 7[9] 3[59] 7[9]
Flower colour 2[9] 1[9] 2[9,59]
Flower frequency 5[9] 4[9] 6[9,59]
Berries 2[9] 2[9] 4[59] 5[9]
Pollen fertility  -    -   3[23]
Light sprout colour 1[9] 1[9] 1[59]
Tuber skin colour 2[9] 1[9] 2[9,59]
Primary tuber flesh colour 3[9] 3[9] 1[59] 2[9]
Secondary tuber flesh colour  -    -   2[59]
Tuber shape 2[9] 2[9] 2[59] 3[9]
Tuber eye depth 5[9] 6[9] 5[59] 6[9]
Tuber skin texture 5[9]  -   4[59]
Yield potential 5[9] 7[23] 7[9] 5[23] 9[9]
Tubers per plant  -   5[9]  -  
Tuber size 6[9] 6[9] 7[9,59]
Tuber shape uniformity 6[9] 6[9] 6[9]
Secondary growth  -    -   7[59]
Hollow heart tendency 7[9]  -    -  
Internal rust spot 4[9] 6[9]  -  
Resistance to external damage 3[9] 3[9] 5[59]
Resistance to internal bruising 7[9]  -    -  
Dormancy period 7[9] 7[9] 6[59]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked texture  -   3[9] 3[59]
After cooking blackening  -   6[9]  -  
Taste  -   5[9] 5[59]
Dry matter content 5[23]  -    -  
Starch content 2[23] 7[9] 7[9] 8[9] 9[59]
Resistance to early blight (Alternaria solani)  -   9[9]  -  
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani) 5[9] 5[9]  -  
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies) 6[9] 3[9] 7[9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) 2[9] 2[9] 2[9]
Field immunity to wart races 1[9] 1[9] 1[9]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.) 6[9]  -    -  
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.) 5[9] 1[9]  -  
Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.) 3[9] 5[9]  -  
Resistance to potato virus A  -   5[9]  -  
Resistance to potato virus M 5[9] 6[9] 1[59]
Resistance to potato virus S  -   7[9] 3[59]
Resistance to potato virus X  -   4[9] 3[9,59]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified) 7[9] 6[9] 7[9,59]
Resistance to potato leaf roll virus 4[9] 6[9] 3[9]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1 3[9] 3[9] 3[9]
Drought resistance  -    -   3[9]
Frost resistance  -   3[23]  -  
Resistance to late blight on tubers 5[9,23] 6[9] 7[23] 7[9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage 5[9,23] 6[9] 7[23] 7[9]


Source:
[6] Jaroslava, Domkarova 1997 Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC
[8] Mix-Wagner, Gunda 1997 Federal Research Centre of Agriculture, GERMANY
[9] Scheler, Konrad 2000 Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY
[11] Ellisseche, Daniel 2000 INRA, FRANCE
[20] Zimnoch-Guzowska, Ewa 2000 Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND
[23] Kiru, Stepan 1999 N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
[22] Vern, E.V. 2000 VERN e.V., GERMANY
[40] Dillon, Joan 2006 Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND
[7] Choiseul, James 1996 Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND
[59] Utecht, Marta 2006 Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND








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