New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science abstracts
Cultivar release
`Dawn'--a new early-maincrop fresh market/crisping potato cultivar
R. A. GENET
W. F. BRAAM
D. T. P. GALLAGHER+
New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Limited
Private Bag 4704
Christchurch, New Zealand
email: genetr@crop.cri.nz
J. A. D. ANDERSON
S. L. LEWTHWAITE
New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Limited
Cronin Road, RD1
Pukekohe, New Zealand
Abstract `Dawn' is a new, high-yielding, early-maincrop
potato (
Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivar suited to the fresh market and
crisp manufacture. Tubers are round-oval in shape and have white flesh. This
variety has moderate resistance to late blight (
Phytophthora
infestans)
and to powdery scab (
Spongospora subterranea).
Keywords Solanum tuberosum; potato; freshmarket,
crisping
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 2001, Vol. 29:
67-70
0014-0671/00/2901-0X067 $7.00 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 2001
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