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Asterix

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Solanum tuberosum L. Potato · Agricultural · bred by ZPC Portugal

also searched as: астерикс

Variety description

10 August 2026

Plant is tall, upright, intermediate type with red-violet flowers. Tubers have an oval-elongated shape, rough red skin, and shallow eyes. The period from emergence to harvest is 115–130 days.

Starch content in tubers is 14–17%. The variety is characterized by high keeping quality of up to 91% and resistance to mechanical damage. Belongs to culinary type B, low disintegration, suitable for the production of chips and french fries.

The variety possesses resistance to potato wart, golden potato cyst nematode, and tuber late blight. Shows moderate susceptibility to late blight of leaves. The plant is responsive to irrigation and moderate fertilizer application, shows relative drought tolerance in the second half of the growing season.

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Countries of admission

22 jurisdictions

Green indicates countries where the variety is listed in the national catalogue and its seeds are authorized for sale. Expired registrations are marked separately: the variety was previously admitted, but sale is no longer permitted.

QZ

active terminated no record

Variety registered as early as 10 jurisdictions, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified. This section will be available upon verification.

Variety in registries Regions of admission, rights holders, and status of plant breeders' rights

Parties

Breeder
ZPC Portugal 6 Developed the variety
Applicant
ZPC/HZPC Submitted the application to the register
Rights holder
SEMILLAS SZ LTDA. 2 Holds the rights to the variety
Maintainer
Pohjoisen Kantaperuna 2 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

The variety is listed in the national registry — its seeds are authorized for sale in this country.

  • HR Croatia Protection expired

    № 1003369

    Terminated
    30 June 2013
  • HU Hungary Protection expired

    № 114181

    Registration
    7 June 1995
    Terminated
    31 December 2020
  • IT Italy Terminated

    № 001889_A 001889

    Registration
    5 October 1989
    Terminated
    9 January 2001
  • QZ European Union Active

    № 246304

  • SI Slovenia Protection expired

    № SOT007

    Terminated
    1 January 2005
  • NL Netherlands Active

    № ARD931

    Application
    15 June 1988
    Registration
    1 January 1993
  • PT Portugal Withdrawn

    № 902001

    Application
    1 January 1989
  • AT Austria Active

    № 1178

    Application
    17 December 1991
    Registration
    17 December 1991
  • PL Poland Active

    № SR R979

    Application
    9 December 1992
    Terminated
    20 February 1996
  • SK Slovak Republic Protection expired

    № 3074

    Application
    4 March 1993
    Registration
    20 March 1996
    Terminated
    31 December 2006
  • CZ Czechia Active

    № 1259

    Application
    16 March 1993
    Registration
    19 April 1996
  • SE Sweden Terminated

    № AR 659

    Application
    27 October 1995
    Registration
    14 May 1996
    Terminated
    10 February 2016
  • FI Finland Protection expired

    № N0023

    Application
    1 January 1996
    Registration
    14 January 1996
  • MD Moldova Application submitted

    № 0810295

    Application
    3 June 1996
  • LT Lithuania Terminated

    № ZU-267

    Application
    1 March 1998
    Registration
    12 March 2001
    Terminated
    4 March 2022
  • NO Norway Active

    № 0248

    Application
    1 September 1998
    Registration
    17 December 1998
  • AR Argentina Active

    № 006526

    Application
    30 July 1999
    Registration
    26 September 2000
  • LV Latvia Protection expired

    № 99

    Application
    26 May 2000
    Registration
    1 January 2001
  • EE Estonia Protection expired

    № 494

    Application
    28 September 2000
    Registration
    26 February 2001
    Terminated
    2 March 2017
  • PL Poland Active

    № R R4461

    Application
    16 March 2001
    Registration
    8 February 2002
  • GB United Kingdom Terminated

    № 4/14652

    Application
    20 November 2018
    Terminated
    30 October 2024

Plant breeders' rights

The right is granted for a limited term: propagation of the variety requires a license from the rights holder.

Belgium № 90208
Terminated
  1. Application filed 12 December 1988
  2. Registered 31 December 1993
  3. Entry closed 31 December 2017

More 17 records protections in other jurisdictions are shown on the map above.

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