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Kerr's Pink

Scottish Seed Stocks  
English Seed Register
ParentageFortyfold x Smiths Early
Breeder's AgentGB Seed Industry

Suitable for pre-pack and general ware. Short oval, pink tubers with cream flesh. Late foliage maturity. Moderate yields. Medium dry matter. Tests show susceptibility to skin spot and both potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1.
Kerr's Pink foliage
Kerr's Pink
Kerr's Pink
 

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin Smooth
Shape of tuber Short - oval
Depth of eyes Medium
Colour of skin Red
Colour of flesh Cream
  
Botanical description
Maturity Maincrop
Height of plants Very tall
Frequency of berries Absent
Colour of flower White
Colour of base of lightsprout Pink

Resistance to Damage, Pests and DiseasesLow.......High
Dry rot ( Fusarium coeruleum ) 
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5
    
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )  
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4
     
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans ) 
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4
     
Skin spot ( Polyscytalum pustulans ) 
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2
       
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei ) 
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4
     
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 ) 
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2
       
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 ) 
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2
       
Potato Leafroll Virus 
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5
    
Potato Virus Yo  
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6
   

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials