The British Potato Variety Database

Sassy

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

G82TT1371 x Promesse

Breeder	Germicopa SAS
Breeder's Agent	Germicopa UK

Trials have found good resistance to powdery scab, skin spot and blackleg. Tests for resistance to potato cyst eelworm demonstrated resistance to Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and partial resistance to Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1.

Tuber characteristics
Shape of tuber		Oval
Depth of eyes		Shallow - medium
Colour of skin		White

Botanical description
Maturity		Maincrop
Height of plants		Medium
Colour of flower		Red violet
Colour of base of lightsprout		Blue

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

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials