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 | |
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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 | |
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Maturity | Early |
Foliage cover | Good |
Flower colour | White |
Flower frequency | Rare |
tuber characteristics | |
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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 | |
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Yield potential | Medium to high |
Tuber shape uniformity | Variable to medium |
Resistance to external damage | Moderate to resistant |
resistance to bacterial diseases | |
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Resistance to bacterial soft rot (Erwinia spp.) | High |
resistance to virus diseases | |
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Resistance to potato virus X | Low |