Birris

Accession Number: CIP386040.9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18730/P5NPY

Breeder Code: LB-VII

Female Parent: CFK-69.1

Male Parent: GRUPO I (BK)

Breeding Status: Potato Varieties

Year of release: 1996

Country of Release: Costa Rica

DESCRIPTION

Is a variety with moderately resistant to late blight. The plant has a medium vegetative period with decumbent plant habit; adapted to short days in cool tropical climate, the flowers are lilac with white acumen abaxial surface. The tubers are oblong with white flesh can be use as table potato. The variety was released in Guatemala as ICTA- Mercedes in 1991 and in Costa Rica as Birris in 1996.

MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS

Predominant tuber skin color: 1 = White- cream

Tuber skin secondary color: 0 = Absent

Predominant tuber flesh color: 1 = White

Tuber flesh secondary color: 0 = Absent

General tuber shape: 6 = Oblong

Unusual tuber shape: 0 = Absent

Tuber shape depth of eyes: 3 = Shallow

STRESS TRAITS

Resistance to Late Blight (LB): 2=MR= Moderately Resistant

AGRONOMIC TRAITS

Growing period in highland: 2=M = Medium