The British Potato Variety Database

Galactica

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

Torridon x Picasso

Breeder	Teagasc Crops Research Centre
Breeder's Agent	Irish Potato Marketing Ltd
Plant Breeders Rights (expire)	2035

Excellent high yielding early parti-coloured variety. Galactica shows resistance to tuber blight, black scurf, common scab and Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera Rostochiensis Ro1 but susceptibility to foliage blight.

Tuber characteristics
Shape of tuber		Oval - long
Depth of eyes		Shallow - medium
Colour of skin		Red parti-coloured
Colour of flesh		Light yellow

Botanical description
Maturity		Early Maincrop
Height of plants		Medium - tall
Frequency of berries		Few
Colour of flower		White
Colour of base of lightsprout		Pink

Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases	Low	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	High
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	3
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	.	.	.	7
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	.	.	5
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )	.	.	.	.	5
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials