The British Potato Variety Database

Bambino

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

Navan x Boxer

Breeder	Cygnet PB Ltd
Breeder's Agent	Cygnet PB Ltd

Tubers have poor resistance to splitting and some resistance to bruising. Trials have found good resistance powdery scab.. This variety has low resistance to silver scurf. Tests for resistance to potato cyst eelworm demonstrated resistance to Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and susceptibility to Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1.

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin		Smooth
Shape of tuber		Short - oval
Depth of eyes		Shallow - medium
Colour of skin		White
Colour of flesh		Cream

Botanical description
Maturity		Maincrop
Height of plants		Medium
Frequency of berries		Absent
Colour of base of lightsprout		Absent

Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases	Low	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	High
Black dot ( Colletotrichum coccodes )	.	.	.	.	5
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	4
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	.	5
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8
Silver scurf ( Helminthosporium solani )	.	2
Skin spot ( Polyscytalum pustulans )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 )	.	2
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9
Potato Leafroll Virus	.	.	.	4
Potato Virus Yo	.	.	.	4
Bruising	.	.	.	.	5
Splitting	.	2

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials