Element
Higher Taxon
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum L.
Species
Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Element
Breeder
17
Breeder Agent
Characters
| administration | |
|---|---|
| Data source | DEU416 |
| FRA179 | |
| IRL001 | |
| POL IPR BON | |
| VRI RUSSIA | |
| Plant material maintained as | Tuber |
| In-vitro | |
| Plant health directive EC77/93, requirements | Part tested |
| Untested | |
| Country of origin | NETHERLANDS |
| Sample status | Advanced cultivar |
| plant characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Intermediate |
| Growth habit | Erect |
| Foliage cover | Good |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flower frequency | Frequent |
| Berries | Very rare |
| Pollen fertility | Sterile |
| Light sprout colour | Blue |
| tuber characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Tuber skin colour | White to yellow |
| Primary tuber flesh colour | Cream |
| Tuber shape | Oval to round |
| Tuber eye depth | Medium to deep |
| tubering characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Yield potential | Medium |
| High | |
| Tuber size | Medium to large |
| Tuber shape uniformity | Medium |
| Secondary growth | Low to medium |
| Hollow heart tendency | Low |
| Internal rust spot | Infrequent to medium |
| Resistance to external damage | Moderate to resistant |
| Resistance to internal bruising | Very low |
| Dormancy period | Medium |
| utilisation characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Taste | Moderate |
| Dry matter content | Medium |
| Starch content | High to very high |
| resistance to fungal diseases | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to late blight on tubers | High |
| Resistance to late blight on foliage | Medium |
| Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) | Field immune |
| Field immunity to wart races | Race 1 |
| resistance to bacterial diseases | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies) | Medium to high |
| resistance to virus diseases | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to potato virus A | Very high |
| Resistance to potato virus M | Medium |
| Resistance to potato virus X | Very high |
| Resistance to potato virus Y (strain not specified) | Medium |
| Resistance to potato leaf roll virus | Low to medium |
| resistance to pests | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to Globodera rostochiensis race 1 | High |