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COLLEEN

Scottish Seed Stocks  
English Seed Register
ParentageManna x Mizen
BreederTeagasc Crops Research Centre
Breeder's AgentIrish Potato Marketing Ltd
Plant Breeders Rights (expire)2023

Early variety. Colleen is very suitable for early crisping and organic production. Susceptible to late blight on foliage and Blackleg. `Tests shown resistance to Black scurf, Late blight on tubers and resistance to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1.
COLLEEN
COLLEEN leaf
COLLEEN
 

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin Medium
Shape of tuber Oval
Depth of eyes Shallow
Colour of skin Yellow
Colour of flesh Light yellow
  
Botanical description
Maturity First Early
Height of plants Short - medium
Frequency of berries Few
Colour of flower White
Colour of base of lightsprout Violet

Resistance to Damage, Pests and DiseasesLow.......High
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )  
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3
      
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans ) 
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8
 
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea ) 
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4
     
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )  
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3
      
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei ) 
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6
   
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 ) 
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9
Potato Virus Yo  
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6
   

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials