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Desiree |
| Parentage | Urgenta x Depesche |
| Breeder | HZPC UK Limited |
| Breeder's Agent | GB Seed Industry |
| Maincrop maturity, with high yields and early bulking. Medium dry matter, firm cooked texture, good boiling, fresh French fry and mashing quality. High resistance to drought and good resistance to potato virus Yo and powdery scab. Susceptible to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1, and mis-shapes on heavy soils. Moderately susceptible to spraing and mild mosaic viruses. |
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| Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases | Low | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | High |
| Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans ) | |||||||||
| Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans ) | |||||||||
| Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea ) | |||||||||
| Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum ) | |||||||||
| Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei ) | |||||||||
| Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 ) | |||||||||
| Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 ) | |||||||||
| Potato Leafroll Virus | |||||||||
| Potato Virus Yo | |||||||||
| Bruising | |||||||||
| Splitting |
Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials
