New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science abstracts

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Cultivar release 

‘Moonlight’: a new dual-purpose main crop potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivar

J. A. D. Anderson
S. L. Lewthwaite

New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food
 Research Limited
Cronin Road, RD 1
Pukekohe, New Zealand
email: andersonjad@crop.cri.nz

R. A. Genet
W. F. Braam

New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food
 Research Limited
Private Bag 4704
Christchurch, New Zealand

Abstract  ‘Moonlight’ is a new early-main to main crop potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivar with high yield potential that has been developed for both the fresh market and French fry production. Tubers are oval and have white flesh. ‘Moonlight’ has moderate resistance to the cream potato cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) and has the H1 gene for resistance to G. rostochiensis. It also has moderately high resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) and bacterial soft rot (Erwinia sp.)

Keywords  Solanum tuberosum; potato; disease resistance; Globodera pallida

H03052; Online publication date 17 March 2004; Received 19 May 2003; accepted 17 November 2003
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 2004, Vol. 32: 153-156
0014-0671/04/3201-0153 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2004

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