The British Potato Variety Database

Vales Everest

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

12674ab1 x Cara

Breeder	James Hutton Institute
Breeder's Agent	Greenvale AP
Plant Breeders Rights (expire)	2033

Vales Everest is an exceptionally high yielding variety suitable for processing. It is well regarded as a good maincrop potato, particularly suitable for those growing in hot dry climates such as the Mediterranean. Drought tolerant variety. Susceptible to black dot, black leg, bruising and dry rot Fusarium sulphureum . Shows resistance to black scurf.

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin		Smooth
Shape of tuber		Short - oval
Depth of eyes		Shallow - medium
Colour of skin		Red parti-coloured
Colour of flesh		Cream

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

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

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials