The European Cultivated Potato Database

 
 

Messidor

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Messidor
Pedigree: B72.13.16 x Famosa (Mutant of Estima) [11]
Breeder: G.I.E.St.de Rech.du Comité Nord [11]
Breeder's rights:
Synonyms:
National list: 1989 [11]
Characters Messidor Famosa
Foliage cover  -   4[13] 7[9]
Flower colour  -   1[9,13]
Flower frequency  -   7[9,13]
Berries  -   5[9,13]
Pollen fertility  -   9[23]
Light sprout colour  -   1[13]
Tuber skin colour 1[11] 1[9,13,18]
Primary tuber flesh colour 4[11] 3[9,13] 4[18]
Tuber shape 2[11] 3[9,13,18]
Tuber eye depth 7[11] 7[9] 8[13]
Yield potential  -   7[18,23] 9[9]
Tubers per plant  -   6[9] 7[13]
Tuber size 7[11] 7[18] 8[9] 9[13]
Tuber shape uniformity  -   6[9] 7[13]
Secondary growth  -   7[9]
Hollow heart tendency  -   7[9]
Internal rust spot 7[11] 4[9]
Resistance to external damage  -   7[9] 8[13]
Resistance to internal bruising  -   7[9] 8[13]
Dormancy period  -   6[9] 7[13]
Storage ability 6[11]  -  
Cooking type / 411 Cooked texture 2[11] 6[9,13]
After cooking blackening  -   6[9,13] 7[18]
Enzymic browning  -   8[9]
Taste  -   5[9] 6[13]
Crisp suitability  -   3[13] 5[18]
French fry suitability  -   3[13] 7[18]
Dry matter content 3[11] 5[13,23] 6[18]
Starch content  -   4[18] 5[9,23]
Presence of late blight R gene  -   4[13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies) 2[11] 3[18] 4[13] 5[9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) 2[11] 2[9,13]
Field immunity to wart races  -   1[9]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata)  -   3[9,13]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)  -   3[13]
Resistance to potato virus A  -   3[9] 4[13] 9[18]
Resistance to potato virus B  -   3[13]
Resistance to potato virus C  -   3[13]
Resistance to potato virus X  -   3[13] 5[9] 9[18]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified) 3[11] 4[13]
Resistance to potato virus YN  -   3[18] 7[9]
Resistance to potato leaf roll virus 4[11] 3[9,18] 4[13]
Resistance to tobacco rattle virus  -   3[9] 5[13]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1  -   3[9,13] 9[18]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1  -   3[13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2  -   3[13]
Drought resistance  -   7[9] 8[13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers  -   3[18,23] 4[13] 6[9]
Resistance to late blight on foliage 5[11] 4[13] 5[23] 6[9] 7[18]
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum)  -   3[25]


Source:
[11] Ellisseche, Daniel 2000 INRA, FRANCE
[6] Jaroslava, Domkarova 1997 Potato Research Institute, CZECH REPUBLIC
[7] Choiseul, James 1996 Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND
[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
[20] Zimnoch-Guzowska, Ewa 2000 Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND
[23] Kiru, Stepan 1999 N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Scientific Research, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
[25] Carnegie, Stuart 2006 SASA, UNITED KINGDOM
[13] Campbell, Heather 2000 SASA, UNITED KINGDOM
[40] Dillon, Joan 2006 Teagasc Crops Research Centre, IRELAND








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