The British Potato Variety Database

Camelot

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

Malin x Picasso

Breeder	Teagasc Crops Research Centre
Breeder's Agent	Irish Potato Marketing Ltd

Very attractive parti-coloured variety with smooth skin and white tuber flesh colour. Culinary use is suited to boiling and steaming due to its slightly mealy texture. . Camelot is shows resistance to common scab and shows good resistance to drought. Resistant to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1.

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin		Smooth
Shape of tuber		Oval
Depth of eyes		Shallow
Colour of skin		Red parti-coloured
Colour of flesh		White

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

Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases	Low	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	High
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	4
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials