Charles Downing
Higher Taxon
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum L.
Species
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Charles Downing
Parentage
[Pedigree History ]
[Pedigree History ]
Breeder
47
Breeder Agent
Synonyms
Earliest of All
Characters
| administration | |
|---|---|
| Data source | DEU416 |
| FRA179 | |
| POL IPR BON | |
| Plant material maintained as | In-vitro |
| Tuber and in-vitro | |
| Plant health directive EC77/93, requirements | Fully tested |
| Part tested | |
| Infected | |
| Country of origin | UNITED STATES |
| Sample status | Advanced cultivar |
| plant characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Early |
| Foliage cover | Good |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flower frequency | Rare |
| tuber characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Tuber skin colour | White to yellow |
| Primary tuber flesh colour | White |
| Tuber shape | Oval to round |
| Tuber eye depth | Medium |
| Tuber skin texture | Intermediate |
| tubering characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Yield potential | Medium to high |
| Tuber shape uniformity | Variable to medium |
| Resistance to external damage | Moderate to resistant |
| resistance to bacterial diseases | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.) | High |
| resistance to virus diseases | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to potato virus X | Low |