The British Potato Variety Database

Trixie

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

Charlotte x Mayan Gold

Breeder	James Hutton Institute
Plant Breeders Rights (expire)	2040

Trials have found good resistance to dry rot (Fusarium coeruleum) and common scab. This variety has low resistance to dry rot (Fusarium sulphureum) and potato leafroll virus. 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
Colour of skin		Blue parti-coloured
Colour of flesh		Medium yellow

Botanical description
Maturity		Maincrop
Height of plants		Tall
Colour of flower		Violet
Colour of base of lightsprout		Blue

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

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials