The British Potato Variety Database

Lionheart

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

Symfonia x Victoria

Breeder	Cygnet PB Ltd
Breeder's Agent	Cygnet PB Ltd

Lionheart is a maincrop variety. This variety is particularily suitable for french fries. Susceptible to Dry rot Fusarium sulphureum , late blight on tubers and foliage. Resistance to Dry rot Fusarium coeruleum Tests for resistance to potato cyst nematode demonstrated susceptibility to both Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1.

Tuber characteristics
Shape of tuber		Long
Depth of eyes		Shallow - medium
Colour of skin		White
Colour of flesh		Light yellow

Botanical description
Maturity		Maincrop
Height of plants		Tall
Frequency of berries		Absent
Colour of flower		White
Colour of base of lightsprout		Pink

Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases	Low	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	High
Black dot ( Colletotrichum coccodes )	.	.	.	.	5
Dry rot ( Fusarium coeruleum )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8
Dry rot ( Fusarium sulphureum )	1
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	4
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	3
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Silver scurf ( Helminthosporium solani )	.	.	.	.	.	.	7
Skin spot ( Polyscytalum pustulans )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )	.	.	.	4
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 )	.	2
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	.	.	3
Potato Leafroll Virus	.	.	.	4
Potato Virus Yo	.	.	.	4
Bruising	.	.	.	.	.	6
Splitting	.	.	.	.	.	6

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials