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AGRIA

Scottish Seed Stocks  
English Seed Register
ParentageQuarta x Semlo
Breeder's AgentAgrico UK Ltd

Agria is a high yielding maincrop variety.  Plants yield a good number of tubers.  This variety is suitable for a range of uses including crisping, french fries, processing (starch / flake) as well as table use.  Tubers have some resistance to bruising and splitting.  Trials have found good resistance to potato leafroll virus and potato virus Yo . This variety has low resistance to blackleg.  Tests for resistance to potato cyst nematode demonstrated resistance to Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and susceptibility to Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1.
AGRIA
AGRIA
  

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin Medium
Shape of tuber Oval - long
Depth of eyes Shallow
Colour of skin Cream
Colour of flesh Deep yellow
  
Botanical description
Maturity Maincrop
Frequency of berries Absent
Colour of flower White
Colour of base of lightsprout Blue

Resistance to Damage, Pests and DiseasesLow.......High
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )  
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4
     
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans ) 
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5
    
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea ) 
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5
    
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )  
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2
       
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei ) 
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5
    
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 ) 
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2
       
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 ) 
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9
Potato Leafroll Virus 
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7
  
Potato Virus Yo  
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7
  
Bruising 
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3
      
Splitting 
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3
      

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials