The British Potato Variety Database

Elisabeth

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

VE 82-96 x Celina

Breeder	Agrico UK Ltd
Breeder's Agent	Agrico UK Ltd
Plant Breeders Rights (expire)	2034

First/Second Early with good yields of uniform tubers. Very shallow eyes. Excellent dormancy. Suitable for the punnet market. Susceptible to late blight on tubers and foliage. Tests for resistance to Black scurf, Blackleg, potato cyst nematode demonstrated resistance to Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and susceptibility to Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1.

Tuber characteristics
Shape of tuber		Oval - long
Depth of eyes		Deep
Colour of skin		Yellow
Colour of flesh		Medium yellow

Botanical description
Maturity		Second Early
Height of plants		Short
Frequency of berries		Absent
Colour of flower		White

Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases	Low	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	High
Black dot ( Colletotrichum coccodes )	.	.	.	.	5
Dry rot ( Fusarium coeruleum )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Dry rot ( Fusarium sulphureum )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	3
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	1
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Silver scurf ( Helminthosporium solani )	.	.	.	.	5
Skin spot ( Polyscytalum pustulans )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )	.	.	.	.	.	.	7
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	4
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 )	.	2
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9
Bruising	.	.	.	.	.	6
Splitting	.	.	.	4

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials