Paris

Potato

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Siena' and 'Montreal'

Summary: The lightsprout of ‘Paris' is spherical while the lightsprout of ‘Siena' is broad cylindrical and that of ‘Montreal' is ovoid. The lightsprout tip of ‘Paris' has a weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration while the lightsprout tip of ‘Siena' has a medium to strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration and that of ‘Montreal' has a medium intensity of anthocyanin colouration. The lightsprout tip of ‘Paris' has sparse pubescence while the lightsprout tip of ‘Siena' has dense pubescence and that of ‘Montreal' has medium to dense pubescence. The leaf of ‘Paris' has a weak presence of secondary leaflets while that of ‘Siena' has a medium presence of secondary leaflets. The second pair of lateral leaflets of ‘Paris' are medium sized while they are large to very large for ‘Siena' and large for ‘Montreal'. The flower bud of ‘Paris' has an absent to very low extent of anthocyanin colouration while that of ‘Siena' has a low extent of anthocyanin colouration. The plants of ‘Paris' are shorter than those of the reference varieties. The tuber of ‘Paris' is round to short oval whereas it is oval to long-oval for ‘Siena' and short oval for ‘Montreal'. The tuber of ‘Paris' has cream coloured flesh while those of the reference varieties have light yellow flesh.

Description:

LIGHTSPROUT: small to medium sized, spherical, few to medium number of root tips, short lateral shoots
LIGHTSPROUT BASE: medium to strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration, absent or low proportion of blue in anthocyanin colouration, sparse to medium density of pubescence
LIGHTSPROUT TIP: small in relation to base, closed habit, weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration, sparse pubescence

PLANT: foliage structure is intermediate type, where foliage is half open and stems are partly visible, semi-upright growth habit, matures mid to late season

STEM: absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration

LEAF: medium sized outline, intermediate openness, weak presence of secondary leaflets, medium green upper side, absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration on upper side of midrib, absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration on upper side of midrib, absent or very low frequency of coalescence of terminal and lateral leaflets
SECOND PAIR OF LATERAL LEAFLETS: medium sized, leaflet is narrower than long
LEAFLET: weak degree of waviness of margin, shallow veins, dull upper side

PEDUNCLE: absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration
INFLORESCENCE: medium frequency per plant, small to medium
FLOWER BUD: absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration
COROLLA: large
COROLLA (INNER SIDE): absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration, absent or low proportion of blue in anthocyanin colouration, absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration

TUBER: round to short, cream coloured flesh
TUBER EYE: shallow, yellow at base
TUBER SKIN: light beige, weak anthocyanin colouration in reaction to light

Origin & Breeding History: ‘Paris' (experimental designation D 05-47-03) originated from a hybridization conducted at the J.P. van Loon breeding station in Dronten, Netherlands in 2004. The cross was made between the varieties ‘Hansa', as the female parent, and ‘Felsina', as the male parent. Seed from the cross was planted in a greenhouse in 2005. The resulting tubers were harvested and planted in the field in Dronten, Netherlands in the spring of 2006. The new variety was selected from these progeny in 2006 based on its agronomic characteristics and resistance to various diseases.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for ‘Paris' was conducted by Global Agri Services Inc. in Central Blissville, New Brunswick during the 2022 growing season. The field trial consisted of a single, 22 metre long row per variety. Each row contained 70 plants spaced 0.3 metres apart with inter-row spacing of 1.1 metres. Measurements were taken from 10 plants, or 10 parts of plants, of each variety. The mean difference was significant at the 5% probability level based on a paired Student's t-test. Lightsprout characteristics were assessed on 10 tubers harvested from the comparative trial and observed approximately 2.5 to 3 months after sprouting was promoted by exposing the tubers to an external agent.

Comparison table for 'Paris' with reference varieties 'Siena' and 'Montreal'

Plant height (cm)

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Potato: 'Paris' (left) with reference varieties 'Siena' (right) and 'Montreal' (center)