Chamak

Accession Number: CIP384073.457

Breeder Code: 86.457

Female Parent: CIP720087 (SERRANA)

Male Parent: CIP378017.2 (LT-7)

Breeding Status: Potato Varieties

Year of release: 1993

Country of Release: Bangladesh

DESCRIPTION

Has extreme resistance to PVY and is susceptible to Late blight. It has a very short growing period wide adaptation to short days in tropical and sub tropical areas. It has decumbent plant habit, the flowers are pale purple and the tubers are round with cream flesh. Chamak is a table potato and can be used for processing as chips.

MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS

Predominant tuber skin color: 2 = Yellow

Tuber skin secondary color: 0 = Absent

Predominant tuber flesh color: 2 = Cream

Tuber flesh secondary color: 0 = Absent

General tuber shape: 2 = Rounded

Unusual tuber shape: 0 = Absent

Tuber shape depth of eyes: 3 = Shallow

STRESS TRAITS

Resistance to Late Blight (LB): 5=S = Susceptible

Potato Virus Y (PVY): 1=ER = Extreme Resistance

Potato Leaf Roll Virus (PLRV): 5=S = Susceptible