The British Potato Variety Database

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Varieties managed by

Irish Potato Marketing Ltd

East Den Brae
Letham, Angus, GBR  DD8 2PJ

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Variety   Marketing qualities

Ambo


Anna


Avondale

Avondale has good resistant to foliage and tuber blight, common scab, potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1. A good potato for dishes where boiling, baking or home-prepared French fries are required. Susceptible to powdery scab.


Banba

Very high yielding variety. Banba produces a high percentage of large long-oval tubers. Resistant to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and good resistance to common scab, drought and mechanical damage. Susceptible to blackleg and potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1. It shows very good storage capability.


Barna


Burren


Camelot


Cara


Carnaval

Firm potatoes with very good storage quality. Carnaval produces tubers with good appearance and medium dry matter which does not burn brown after peeling. It is high yielding, resistant to common scab, drought, mechanical damage and internal bruising.


Colleen


Druid


Emma

Excellent tasting potato suitable for early baker production. Emma combines earliness with good skin finish. Susceptible to Powdery scab.


Galactica


Habibi

Habibi is very suitable for drought prone areas. It shows good tuber blight and common scab resistance. It is resistant to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1. It produces high yields of tubers with good appearance. Suitable for boiling and steaming.


Kikko


Malin


Nectar

Nectar produces high numbers of tubers with very smooth skin and is very suitable for pre-packing. It has good resistance gangrene while also keeping well in storage. It is a potato suitable for stews and other dishes where a firm potato is required. Susceptible to dry rot Fusarium sulphureum and both potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1and Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1. resistance to Silver scurf.


Red Cara

Red Cara produces a very fast emerging canopy and vigorous plants. Tubers are uniform and suitable for a range of culinary uses including home chipping. It is high yielding and keeps well in storage. Susceptible to powdery scab. Shows resistance to late blight on foliage and tubers. Resistant to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1.


Rooster


Savanna

A variety presenting excellent appearance, smooth skin and high yields of white fleshed tubers suitable for washing. Savanna shows very good resistance to common scab and Rhizoctonia and good resistance to tuber blight and gangrene. It performs very well in warm climates and keeps well in storage.


Setanta


Shannon