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Red Cara

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HIGHER TAXON: Solanaceae
GENUS:Solanum L.
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Red Cara
Pedigree: A25 19 x Ulster Glade [13,18]
Breeder: D.Feeley, Department of Agriculture, Dublin [13]
Breeder's rights: Yes [13]
Synonyms:
National list: 1981 [13]
Characters Red Cara Ulster Glade
Foliage cover 7[13] 7[9,13]
Flower colour 1[13,40] 2[9,13]
Flower frequency 5[31] 8[40] 3[13] 7[9]
Berries 3[31] 9[40] 2[13] 3[9]
Pollen fertility 7[40]  -  
Light sprout colour 1[13] 1[9,13]
Tuber skin colour 2[13,18,40] 1[9,13]
Tuber eye colour 2[13] 1[13]
Primary tuber flesh colour 2[13,40] 4[18] 1[9] 2[13]
Tuber shape 1[18] 2[13,40] 3[9] 4[13]
Tuber eye depth 7[13,40] 7[9,13]
Tuber skin texture 6[13] 5[9,13]
Yield potential 9[18,40] 9[9]
Tubers per plant 7[13]  -  
Tuber size 6[40] 8[13] 8[9]
Tuber shape uniformity  -   6[9] 7[13]
Resistance to external damage  -   3[9]
Dormancy period 6[13] 6[13]
Cooking type / 411 Cooked texture 2[13,40] 3[9]
After cooking blackening 7[18] 9[40] 6[13] 7[9]
Taste  -   7[9]
Crisp suitability 1[18] 3[13]  -  
French fry suitability 3[13] 5[18]  -  
Dry matter content 4[13,18] 7[13]
Starch content 1[18] 7[9]
Presence of late blight R gene 7[13] 3[13]
Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies) 7[13,18,40] 6[9]
Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) 2[13] 2[9,13]
Field immunity to wart races  -   1[9,13]
Resistance to gangrene (Phoma foveata) 1[13]  -  
Resistance to dry rot (Fusarium spp.)  -   5[9,13]
Resistance to potato virus A 9[13] 6[9]
Resistance to potato virus X 7[13] 6[9] 7[13]
Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified) 7[13] 6[9]
Resistance to potato virus YN 7[18]  -  
Resistance to potato leaf roll virus 5[13] 7[18] 5[9]
Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1 7[13] 9[18] 7[9] 8[13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 1 3[13] 3[13]
Resistance to Globodera pallida race 2  -   3[13]
Resistance to late blight on tubers 7[13] 9[18] 3[9,13]
Resistance to late blight on foliage 7[13,18] 3[9,13]


Source:
[7] Choiseul, James 1996 Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, IRELAND
[18] Aziparte, Enrique Ritter 2000 NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Des, SPAIN
[31] Campbell, Heather 2006 SASA, UNITED KINGDOM
[13] Campbell, Heather 2000 SASA, UNITED KINGDOM
[40] Dillon, Joan 2006 Teagasc Crops Research Centre, 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
[20] Zimnoch-Guzowska, Ewa 2000 Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, POLAND








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