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Varieties bred by
Teagasc Crops Research Centre
| Oak Park Research Centre Carlow, IRL |  website: www.teagasc.ie |
Telephone: +353 59 9170200 Fax: +353 59 9142423 Email: | |
| Variety | Marketing qualities |
| Ambo | No information yet .... |
| Anna | No information yet .... |
| 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. |
| Balmoral | Balmoral is a high yielding variety with low outgrade levels. Long oval tubers, parti-coloured skin with cream flesh and distinct pink eyes. Good resistance to common scab. Susceptible to late blight on foliage, potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1. |
| 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 | No information yet .... |
| Burren | No information yet .... |
| Camelot | No information yet .... |
| Cara | No information yet .... |
| 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 | No information yet .... |
| Cultra | Cultra is a high yielding variety with low outgrade levels. Long oval tubers, parti coloured skins with cream flesh. Distinct pink eyes. Excellent cooking characteristics, with long term storage potential. Susceptible to spraing, internal rust spot, potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1 and potato virus Yo. Resistance to Splitting and tests show Cultra as resistant to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1. |
| Druid | No information yet .... |
| Emma | Excellent tasting potato suitable for early baker production. Emma combines earliness with good skin finish. Susceptible to Powdery scab. |
| Galactica | No information yet .... |
| 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 | No information yet .... |
| Malin | No information yet .... |
| 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 | No information yet .... |
| 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 | No information yet .... |
| Shannon | No information yet .... |
