The British Potato Variety Database

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Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

B890 AB42 x Cara

Breeder	James Hutton Institute
Breeder's Agent	Pan European Potato Enterprise Ltd

High yielding parti-coloured variety with drought resistance. Suitable for the table market. Performs well in the Mediterranean basin. susceptible to late blight on foliage and potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1. tests show resistance to potato virus Yo and is resistant to blackleg and potato cyst nematode globodera rostochiensis Ro1.

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin		Medium
Shape of tuber		Oval - long
Depth of eyes		Shallow - medium
Colour of skin		Red parti-coloured
Colour of flesh		Cream

Botanical description
Maturity		Early 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
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	3
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	.	.	5
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	4
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1 )	.	2
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9
Potato Leafroll Virus	.	.	.	4
Potato Virus Yo	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	8
Bruising	.	.	.	.	.	6
Splitting	.	.	.	.	.	6

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials