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Barna

Scottish Seed Stocks  
English Seed Register
ParentageDesiree x Cara
BreederTeagasc Crops Research Centre
Breeder's AgentIrish Potato Marketing Ltd

Excellent robust variety suitable for diverse cooking uses including French fries. It has very good storage qualities and has resistance to diseases such as tuber late blight, blackleg. Susceptible to powdery scab, potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida .
Barna
   

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin Smooth
Shape of tuber Oval - long
Depth of eyes Shallow
Colour of skin Red
Colour of flesh White
  
Botanical description
Maturity Maincrop
Height of plants Tall
Frequency of berries Few
Colour of flower Red violet
Colour of base of lightsprout Violet

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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7
  
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea ) 
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3
      
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )  
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7
  
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei ) 
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6
   
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 ) 
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2
       
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 ) 
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2
       
Potato Leafroll Virus 
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4
     
Potato Virus Yo  
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5
    
Bruising 
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6
   
Splitting 
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5
    

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials