The British Potato Variety Database

Mayan Gold

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

SCRI DB270(43) x SCRI DB 220(52) ex Phureja

Breeder	James Hutton Institute
Breeder's Agent	Greenvale AP
Plant Breeders Rights (expire)	2035

Mayan Gold originated from the foothills of the Andes of Peru where its ancestors were once farmed by the Incas. Mayan Gold is a golden coloured tuber with a nutty flavour proving to be an exceptional variety for chip, crisp and roast manufacturing. Susceptible to Dry rot Fusarium sulphureum , potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1. Tests show resistance to late blight on foliage, skin spot and common scab. Resistant to Black scurf and poedery scab.

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin		Smooth
Shape of tuber		Very long
Depth of eyes		Medium
Colour of skin		Blue parti-coloured
Colour of flesh		Medium yellow

Botanical description
Maturity		Maincrop
Height of plants		Tall - very tall
Frequency of berries		Very many
Colour of flower		Red violet
Colour of base of lightsprout		Blue

Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases	Low	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	High
Black dot ( Colletotrichum coccodes )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Dry rot ( Fusarium coeruleum )	.	.	.	.	5
Dry rot ( Fusarium sulphureum )	1
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	.	.	.	7
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	4
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9
Silver scurf ( Helminthosporium solani )	.	.	.	.	5
Skin spot ( Polyscytalum pustulans )	.	.	.	.	.	.	7
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )	.	.	.	.	5
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 )	.	2
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	1
Potato Leafroll Virus	.	.	.	.	5
Potato Virus Yo	.	.	.	.	5
Bruising	.	.	.	.	.	6
Splitting	.	.	.	.	.	6

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials