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Kennebec

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Kennebec
Pedigree: B127 x USDA X96 56 [5,6,8,9,13,14,18,19,20]
Breeder: Kartoffelzucht Böhm [9]
USDA [5,13,14,19]
Breeder's rights: No [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1948 [8,9,14,20]
1966 [13]
Characters Kennebec
Foliage cover 7[9] 8[14,19]
Flower colour 1[9,13,14,19]
Flower frequency 1[19] 2[13] 3[9,14]
Berries 1[19] 2[9]
Light sprout colour 1[9,13,19]
Tuber skin colour 1[8,9,13,14,18,19]
Tuber eye colour 1[13,19]
Primary tuber flesh colour 1[13,14,18,19] 2[9] 4[8]
Tuber shape 2[8,18,19] 3[9,13] 5[14]
Tuber eye depth 6[13,19] 7[9,14] 8[8]
Tuber skin texture 7[13,19]
Yield potential 5[23] 7[14,18] 8[9,19]
Tubers per plant 3[18] 5[9] 6[13]
Tuber size 7[14] 8[9,19] 9[13,18]
Tuber shape uniformity 7[9,18,19] 8[13]
Secondary growth 7[9]
Hollow heart tendency 5[9] 7[18]
Internal rust spot 5[8] 6[9] 7[18]
Resistance to external damage 3[9] 6[13]
Resistance to internal bruising 6[9] 7[13,14,19]
Dormancy period 5[9] 6[13]
Storage ability 4[8] 7[14]
Adaptability 8[14]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked texture 2[14] 6[9,13,19]
After cooking blackening 7[9,13,19]
Taste 4[13] 6[9]
Crisp suitability 3[13] 7[14,18,19]
French fry suitability 3[13] 5[18] 7[19]
Dry matter content 6[14,18] 7[13,19]
Starch content 3[18] 4[9] 5[8] 6[14]
Resistance to early blight (Alternaria solani) 1[18]
Presence of late blight R gene 7[13]
Resistance to stem canker (Rhizoctonia solani) 5[18]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies) 3[9,18] 6[13,14,19]
Resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) 6[8]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) 1[8,9,14,19]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.) 5[18]
Resistance to blackleg (Erwinia spp.) 3[9] 6[14]
Resistance to potato virus A 8[9] 9[8,13,14,19]
Resistance to potato virus M 3[9]
Resistance to potato virus X 3[9,18] 5[8,13,14,19]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified) 6[9,14] 8[8,13,19]
Resistance to potato virus YN 9[18]
Resistance to potato leaf roll virus 3[9] 4[14] 5[8,13,19] 7[18]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virus 3[9] 5[13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1 3[8,9,13,14,19]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1 3[13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2 3[13]
Drought resistance 8[9] 9[13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers 5[9,18] 7[8,13,14,19,23]
Resistance to late blight on foliage 5[9,18,23] 7[8,13,14,19]


Source:
[5] Luca, Lovatti 1998 Centro Interprovinciale di Sperimentazione Ag, ITALY
[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
[9] Scheler, Konrad 2000 Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), GERMANY
[11] Ellisseche, Daniel 2000 INRA, FRANCE
[14] Polgar, Zsolt 1999 Pannon University , HUNGARY
[18] Aziparte, Enrique Ritter 2000 NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN
[19] Baarveld, Henrik 2000 Nederlands Potato Consultative Foundation (NIVAP), NETHERLANDS
[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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