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Second Early & Maincrop Recommended List 2011

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 VarietyMarketable Yield (t/ha)Marketable Yield Percentage (100 = 39.6 t/ha)Number of Tubers (9=many)Size of Tubers (9=large)Total Defects (9= few defects)Damage (9=little damage)Maturity (9=early)
Agata 35.38966659
Agria 34.98838445
Aldo 45.311585858
Ambo 43.310938744
Anna 49.112457756
Ants 32.28195864
Anya 5.21334759
Argos 5513939544
Arran Victory 40.410295954
Asterix 36.59255655
Atlantic 32.18157715
Ausonia 4611657548
Avalanche 369166727
Balmoral 53.813667737
Barna 45.711656733
Bartina 4511447446
Bernadette 44.211295857
Bimonda 38.49756837
Blue Belle 4010146745
Bonnie 48.812349645
British Queen 369174757
Cabaret 29.27455747
Caesar 44.211256755
Camelot 32.68247446
Cara 42.810856753
Carlingford 44.611395737
Celine 33.38484849
Charlemont 44.511266546
Claret 40.810395856
Cornado 41.910648523
Cosmos 50.212749655
Courage 39.610085957
Crispin 37.79548745
Cultra 45.511566954
Daisy 45.711655856
Desiree 39.610056756
Donald 34.18665758
Dunbar Standard 39.29947744
Estima 46.711857647
Evelin 54.613858725
Exquisa 205074625
Fambo 30.67727659
Fianna 36.59265854
Fontane 37.89555757
Galactica 34.58766735
Harmony 46.911957757
Hermes 40.310256857
Horizon 46.711895955
Hunter 34.48746638
Isle Of Jura 41.710566746
J M Bicolour 40.110185867
Jamila 39.910185767
Kerr's Pink 33.98655854
Kestrel 44.911347567
King Edward 36.49285855
Kingston 45.811676745
Kondor 44.711348766
Konsul 52.613339537
Lady Balfour 52.413357746
Lady Claire 30.37684969
Lady Jo 33.48474948
Lady Olympia 33.48446638
Lady Rosetta 36.69256867
Liseta 34.78837358
Marfona 49.112459747
Mariana 42.210748517
Maris Peer 29.87575858
Maris Piper 38.29765755
Markies 38.89846755
Maxine 50.412757856
Mayan Gold 12.83284864
Melody 38.29785856
Midas 38.89875856
Milagro 44.411247744
Mirakel 39.610037669
Mustang 29.97664866
Nadine 43.511075758
Navan 40.910366854
Nectar 46.311785855
Nieta 30.87884647
Obelix 46.411767756
Olympus 358856854
Orla 4611676857
Osprey 38.99866747
Paramount 49.212485966
Penta 44.711359636
Pentland Crown 40.510256735
Pentland Dell 36.69255845
Pentland Ivory 328155716
Pentland Squire 41.210447754
Picasso 52.113258545
Pomeroy 40.810346733
Ramos 34.78855647
Ranger Russet 42.210736856
Rathlin 39.510075556
Record 34.18665867
Red Magic 27.77046524
Redstar 35.28965856
Rembrandt 38.89865758
Richhill 40.110148444
Rioja 30.57718514
Robinta 4912466856
Romano 36.89366857
Rooster 36.89366854
Rosegarden 38.79867854
Rubesse 31.88047647
Rudolph 48.312248757
Sante 42.610867847
Saphire 40.810348644
Sarpo Axona 24.36154833
Sarpo Gwyn 17.74535744
Sarpo Mira 29.57454753
Sarpo Una 35.99165857
Sassy 33.68584937
Satellite 31.58074958
Saturna 30.57775755
Saxon 48.312256758
Sebastian 41.510539754
Shannon 49.212458648
Shepody 28.67227547
Slaney 46.311758853
Smile 35.28975747
Sparkle 41.610558543
Stemster 49.312566856
Stirling 40.710357635
Stroma 44.111156856
Sunbeam 32.18185865
Sunrise 39.29958746
Sunset 45.211447743
Symfonia 43.611056855
Tulla 47.512057745
Turbo 37.89665878
Upmarket 36.49256746
Vales Everest 36.29248746
Vales Sovereign 45.611548755
Valor 46.711857753
Verdi 22.95855745
Victoria 39.710046758
Vivaldi 40.710375758
White Lady 29.17465753
Wilja 38.89865758
Yukon Gold --47639
NOTE: 9 = Resistant
 VarietyFoliage BlightTuber BlightCommon ScabBlacklegGangreneDry RotSkin SpotVirus YLeaf rollCyst eelworm (G rostochiensis)Cyst eelworm (G pallida)
Agata 13575(F.c.) 3, (F.s.) 4146RS
Agria 45524--77RS
Aldo 65652--748.1Pa1: 4.9, Pa2+3: 2.7
Ambo 65544--24SS
Anna 34744--44RS
Ants Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Anya 33665--26SS
Argos 46553--23RPR
Arran Victory 3 lab test3 lab testNot availableNot availableNot available8Not available6633
Asterix 35686(F.c.) 8, (F.s.) 4433RS
Atlantic 436547637RS
Ausonia 53855--57R-
Avalanche 445247345SS
Balmoral 456-36335SS
Barna 44544--54S-
Bartina 436-45444SS
Bernadette 42656--869Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 2
Bimonda 35646--26RS
Blue Belle 5143-(F.c.) 4, (F.s.) 1-923Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 2
Bonnie 43476--149Pa1: not tested; Pa2+3: 2
British Queen 33---7-5-SS
Cabaret 34477--33RS
Caesar 53546--87RS
Camelot 468-52---5-
Cara 57645(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) 2475R-
Carlingford 4284---85S-
Celine 24644--87RS
Charlemont 4353-(F.c.) 5, (F.s.) 5-257Pa1: -; Pa2+3: 2.4
Claret 56564--95SS
Cornado 64754--959Pa1: 3; Pa2+3: 2
Cosmos 47757--43S-
Courage 7-5--------
Crispin 975547417SS
Cultra 566645431RS
Daisy 4558-(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) 13--RS
Desiree 45444--74SS
Donald 3354---86S-
Dunbar Standard 444-4--65S-
Estima 66524(F.c.) 3, (F.s.) 6624SS
Evelin 435Not available45384RS
Exquisa 21743--87RS
Fambo 535-54574SS
Fianna 536666576RS
Fontane 5656-6-76RS
Galactica 378552---R (Race 1)-
Harmony 53637--36PRPR
Hermes 34665--77SS
Horizon 43375--459Pa1: 3.8; Pa2+3: 3.3
Hunter 53527--657.6Pa1: 3.3, Pa2+3: 3.3
Isle Of Jura 55576--94RS
J M Bicolour 45653--553.12.6
Jamila 76676--54RS
Kerr's Pink 443-55233SS
Kestrel 534866484PRPR
King Edward 34745-325SS
Kingston 467553366RS
Kondor 476335644SS
Konsul 24553(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) 6254SS
Lady Balfour 47473--93PRPR
Lady Claire 2354Not availableNot availableNot available77RS
Lady Jo 4452-(F.c.) 8, (F.s.) 4777RS
Lady Olympia Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Lady Rosetta 44637--56RS
Liseta 2 lab test7 lab test55Not available5Not available75race 1, = 7race 1, = 6 race 2, = 3
Marfona 46655(F.c.) 4, (F.s.) 7544SS
Mariana 52643--33S-
Maris Peer 44546--34SS
Maris Piper 45156(F.c.) 3, (F.s.) 2424RS
Markies 563-4--44RS
Maxine 44484--44RPR
Mayan Gold 44854--551Pa1: not tested; Pa2+3: 2
Melody 47744(F.c.) 2, (F.s.) 7593RS
Midas 54657--58RPR
Milagro 56546--231.7Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 2.3
Mirakel 6 lab test7 lab test5Not available66Not available98Not availableNot available
Mustang 5656-(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) --7-RS
Nadine 457374674RPR
Navan 565654374RS
Nectar 576472---S-
Nieta 464-34354SS
Obelix 547Not available34216SS
Olympus 43766--35RPa1: 4, Pa2+3: 4
Orla 48565--94SS
Osprey 66696--61PRPR
Paramount 46544--349Pa1: 1.3, Pa2+3: 1.6
Penta 65716--53R-
Pentland Crown 458743287SS
Pentland Dell 445453345SS
Pentland Ivory 576-5--85S-
Pentland Squire 65644(F.c.) 3, (F.s.) 6224SS
Picasso 57764--95RS
Pomeroy 47254--31RS
Ramos Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Ranger Russet 32572--45SS
Rathlin 64556--24RS
Record 56626--24SS
Red Magic Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Redstar 33757--25R-
Rembrandt 47647(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) 6683R3
Richhill 5657-(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) 4-34RPa1: -, Pa2+3: 2.4
Rioja 53554--97SS
Robinta 47567(F.c.) 5, (F.s.) 4727R3
Romano 466546673SS
Rooster 45565--66SS
Rosegarden 316-88Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Rubesse 4165-(F.c.) 8, (F.s.) 8-37RPa1: -, Pa2+3: 2.3
Rudolph 45444--241.9Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 2.3
Sante 486336495RPR
Saphire 44697Not availableNot available65SPR
Sarpo Axona 75464--882.4Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 1.8
Sarpo Gwyn 6562-(F.c.) 3, (F.s.) 1-659Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 1.9
Sarpo Mira 89474--951.7Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 2.0
Sarpo Una 6555-(F.c.) 3, (F.s.) 4-852.7Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 2.1
Sassy 3429Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableRS
Satellite Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Saturna 458--(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) 6-46RS
Saxon 345882447RS
Sebastian 36495--84RPa1: 1, Pa2+3: 2.7
Shannon 35612--17SS
Shepody 325646427SS
Slaney 53644--63RS
Smile 3466-----SS
Sparkle 5446-(F.c.) 5.5, (F.s.) 2.8-339Pa1: 4, Pa2+3: 4
Stemster 435653563RS
Stirling 485134555SS
Stroma 357854695PRPR
Sunbeam 45544--64RS
Sunrise 43726--22-2.6
Sunset 57465--948.1Pa1: -, Pa2+3: 1.9
Symfonia 8482---45R-
Tulla 677555-53R-
Turbo Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Upmarket 60.368-(F.c.) 6, (F.s.) 4-63RPa1: -, Pa2+3: 2.2
Vales Everest 54445--755Pa1: 8, Pa2+3: 6
Vales Sovereign 63785--42-2
Valor 58555--35RPR
Verdi Not availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Victoria 43564--25RS
Vivaldi 24524--68S-
White Lady 31515--99RS
Wilja 55655--34SS
Yukon Gold 434845565SS
 VarietyDry Matter (%)Disintegration (9=severe)Mealiness (9=mealy)Cooked flesh colour (see below for details)Freedom from after cooking blackening (9=none)Freedom from enzymic browning (9=none)Crisp colour after harvest (9=light)Crisp colour after storage (9=light)
Agata 16.422LY88--
Agria 20.457LY8967
Aldo 21.377C8845
Ambo 19.455C8845
Anna 18.136C891-
Ants 21.246Y675-
Anya 21.547W-C87--
Argos 15.724C8924
Arran Victory 22.889W-C7754
Asterix 2135LY8854
Atlantic 2379W-C8965
Ausonia 18.654LY7-23
Avalanche 18.345C891-
Balmoral 18.633LY8943
Barna 18.335C8823
Bartina 16.935LY99--
Bernadette 18.422Y88--
Bimonda 2057LY8843
Blue Belle 19.545LY89--
Bonnie 17.834LY79--
British Queen 21.888C7-64
Cabaret 2166W-C8965
Caesar 2057LY8963
Camelot 17.532C78--
Cara 18.755C8944
Carlingford 1824W-C981-
Celine 19.234LY8854
Charlemont 19.154LY87--
Claret 20.147C8833
Cornado 18.834Y78--
Cosmos 1955LY7933
Courage 22.166LY8986
Crispin 20.967LY7854
Cultra 19.746W-C8944
Daisy 2356Y7966
Desiree 20.545LY8844
Donald 23.457Y8865
Dunbar Standard 21.267C8954
Estima 19.155LY8823
Evelin 19.254LY5-32
Exquisa 20.555Y6843
Fambo 20.657C7866
Fianna 22.356C8976
Fontane 21.367Y8977
Galactica 17.645Y88--
Harmony 1723W-C9932
Hermes 22.267LY7967
Horizon 21.734LY7976
Hunter 20.445LY8934
Isle Of Jura 19.646C8823
J M Bicolour 20.243W-C7866
Jamila 19.569Y9953
Kerr's Pink 21.688W-C8976
Kestrel 20.255C8943
King Edward 21.576C8855
Kingston 20.155C7743
Kondor 18.744LY7-34
Konsul 15.522Y88--
Lady Balfour 16.932C88--
Lady Claire 21.856LY8898
Lady Jo 23.265LY8988
Lady Olympia 21.866LY8767
Lady Rosetta 23.657LY8987
Liseta 18.555LY885-
Marfona 17.445Y8845
Mariana 16.734W-C884-
Maris Peer 19.834C9833
Maris Piper 21.777C8964
Markies 21.467LY8978
Maxine 18.524W-C8822
Mayan Gold 22.497DY7977
Melody 18.644LY9942
Midas 22.677LY9965
Milagro 19.144LY8832
Mirakel 19.835LY7832
Mustang 22.867LY8987
Nadine 16.734W-C9913
Navan 21.857W-C8954
Nectar 18.345Y89--
Nieta 20.256LY8-55
Obelix 17.845LY7723
Olympus 23.867W-C7889
Orla 18.745Y8921
Osprey 20.234W-C8934
Paramount 18.745C8922
Penta 19.866C8-44
Pentland Crown 2156W-C7755
Pentland Dell 2267C7833
Pentland Ivory 20.767W-C8777
Pentland Squire 21.467C8944
Picasso 17.923LY8933
Pomeroy 20.967C8844
Ramos 20.155LY8988
Ranger Russet 23.788W-C6635
Rathlin 20.756LY7832
Record 22.678Y8855
Red Magic 1945W-C89--
Redstar 20.956Y8875
Rembrandt 21.367LY9977
Richhill 17.744LY88--
Rioja 21.745C8854
Robinta 21.155C8932
Romano 19.656W-C8-44
Rooster 21.778Y8956
Rosegarden 20.968C8845
Rubesse 19.867Y8755
Rudolph 18.545W-C9943
Sante 20.144LY8854
Saphire 1945LY89--
Sarpo Axona 23.554LY8876
Sarpo Gwyn 20.946LY8833
Sarpo Mira 21.445C8865
Sarpo Una 20.246W-C76--
Sassy 23.966LY8888
Satellite 23.355C8888
Saturna 23.767LY7878
Saxon 20.356C8843
Sebastian 18.243C89--
Shannon 1834C8833
Shepody 20.367W8844
Slaney 19.656C8922
Smile 19.846C88--
Sparkle 18.133LY89--
Stemster 18.245Y894-
Stirling 18.445C7843
Stroma 18.145LY892-
Sunbeam 2587Y9976
Sunrise 20.956LY89--
Sunset 19.535Y8922
Symfonia 2267LY8844
Tulla 20.267C8833
Turbo 19.835LY8954
Upmarket 21.365LY8954
Vales Everest 20.145C8855
Vales Sovereign 19.146LY7932
Valor 17.845C8943
Verdi 25.167C7999
Victoria 19.345LY9977
Vivaldi 17.633LY8843
White Lady 19.533C8934
Wilja 19.644LY8833
Yukon Gold 19.957C9944
 VarietyFry colour after harvest (1-7)(1=light)Colour consistency after harvest (0->3)(0=no variation)Internal discolouration after harvest (1-9)(9=none)Peeling efficiency after harvest (%)Fry colour after storage (1-7)(light=1)Colour consistency after storage (0->3)(0=no variation)Internal discolouration after storage (1-9)(9=none)Peeling efficiency after storage (%)
Agata --------
Agria --------
Aldo 3.80.68.6-3.80.68.2-
Ambo 3.90.57.3-4.10.57.6-
Anna --------
Ants 4.20.58-----
Anya --------
Argos --------
Arran Victory --------
Asterix 40.68.2-4.20.77.9-
Atlantic 3.30.48.7---8.4-
Ausonia --------
Avalanche --------
Balmoral --------
Barna 4.70.56.9-5.30.55.9-
Bartina --------
Bernadette --------
Bimonda 4.20.68.1-4.40.56.6-
Blue Belle --------
Bonnie --------
British Queen --------
Cabaret 3.40.49-3.80.77.7-
Caesar 3.50.48.7-4.60.65.8-
Camelot --------
Cara 4.70.67.7-4.90.65.3-
Carlingford --------
Celine 3.80.58-4.70.86.3-
Charlemont --------
Claret 4.40.67.2-5.40.55.7-
Cornado --------
Cosmos 5.10.54.7-5.50.55.1-
Courage 3.20.38.7-3.60.58.3-
Crispin 40.38-4.30.57.8-
Cultra 40.68-3.90.77.3-
Daisy 3.30.48.184.83.50.68.480.4
Desiree 4.10.57.6-4.40.66.6-
Donald 3.70.58.6-3.70.59-
Dunbar Standard 3.90.68-4.20.57-
Estima 4.80.66.6-5.50.45.8-
Evelin --------
Exquisa 4.20.66.4-4.90.55.7-
Fambo 3.50.58.7-3.60.67.9-
Fianna 3.10.4885.83.50.67.382.5
Fontane 3.50.38.384.23.30.57.981.7
Galactica --------
Harmony 4.70.68.1-5.50.77.2-
Hermes 3.20.48.1-3.50.68.1-
Horizon 3.40.38.283.82.80.4877.7
Hunter 4.80.76.6-4.80.76.5-
Isle Of Jura 4.70.77-50.55-
J M Bicolour 3.90.57.784.13.40.57.877.1
Jamila 4.30.67.7-4.8-6-
Kerr's Pink --------
Kestrel --------
King Edward 3.80.68.1-40.77.6-
Kingston 5.60.36.9-4.60.47.2-
Kondor --------
Konsul --------
Lady Balfour 4.40.65.7-----
Lady Claire 2.60.28.3792.30.18.177
Lady Jo 2.808.580.92.90.38.379.3
Lady Olympia 3.40.48.470.53.30.88.171.6
Lady Rosetta 2.90.28.680.52.80.48.276.8
Liseta ------6.8-
Marfona --------
Mariana 4.30.48-----
Maris Peer 3.90.57.5-4.80.65.2-
Maris Piper 3.60.58.480.84.10.67.880.1
Markies 3.10.3982.43.10.3980.4
Maxine 50.57.4-5.90.65.6-
Mayan Gold 3.30.38.675.83.10.48.376
Melody 4.70.76.7-5.70.55.3-
Midas 3.40.59-4.60.57.1-
Milagro 4.80.66.1-50.56.5-
Mirakel 4.10.46-4.8-6.1-
Mustang 3.30.68.478.12.60.48.180.7
Nadine --------
Navan 3.70.68.782.94.20.6882.3
Nectar --------
Nieta --------
Obelix --------
Olympus 308.383.22.50.17.983.1
Orla 50.57.8-5.30.57.5-
Osprey 4.70.67.1-5.30.66.4-
Paramount 4.70.65.9-5.40.65.9-
Penta --------
Pentland Crown --------
Pentland Dell 4.20.5774.750.6669.9
Pentland Ivory --------
Pentland Squire --------
Picasso --------
Pomeroy 3.90.58.2-4.20.58.1-
Ramos 3.10.28.568.72.80.38.273
Ranger Russet 4.70.36.9-4.30.65.9-
Rathlin 4.50.65.7-5.90.75.2-
Record 3.80.58.1-3.90.57.5-
Red Magic --------
Redstar 3.10.49-3.50.59-
Rembrandt 3.10.28.7-3.30.38.2-
Richhill --------
Rioja 3.10.58.9-4.30.77.2-
Robinta 4.70.85-5.70.75.9-
Romano --------
Rooster 3.40.68.5-3.40.68.1-
Rosegarden 40.48.375.13.90.57.577.5
Rubesse 4.10.48.268.44.20.57.872.3
Rudolph 4.40.68-50.66.5-
Sante 30.57.7-4.30.74.5-
Saphire --------
Sarpo Axona 3.20.48.566.63.30.68.169
Sarpo Gwyn 4.70.58.478.34.90.68.175.8
Sarpo Mira 40.58.367.54.70.67.773.1
Sarpo Una --------
Sassy 2.90.28.674.12.60.28.573.4
Satellite 30.28.567.52.70.58.462.7
Saturna 30.49-30.39-
Saxon 4.10.48---6.5-
Sebastian --------
Shannon 4.40.56.5-50.64.7-
Shepody --------
Slaney 4.30.67.2-5.10.65.1-
Smile --------
Sparkle --------
Stemster --------
Stirling --------
Stroma --------
Sunbeam 2.80.48.3-3.20.67.9-
Sunrise --------
Sunset 4.50.67.1-4.80.57.2-
Symfonia 3.80.67.6-4.50.57.1-
Tulla 4.30.67-5.20.65.4-
Turbo 3.70.29-4.4-7.8-
Upmarket 3.50.48.273.14.40.68.175.9
Vales Everest 3.80.48.283.24.10.57.679.9
Vales Sovereign 4.50.67.3-4.80.67.5-
Valor --------
Verdi 2.90.18.179.62.10.37.773.9
Victoria 30.39-3.20.49-
Vivaldi 4.60.75.5-4.70.76-
White Lady 4.40.57.7-4.60.56.5-
Wilja --------
Yukon Gold 3.70.58.6-4.90.77.1-

Typeset Key

  • Regular type – maincrop varieties
  • Bold italic type – second early varieties

Cooked Flesh Colour Key

  • W:  White
  • C:   Cream
  • LY: Light Yellow
  • Y:   Yellow

Resistance Key

  • S:   Susceptible
  • R:   Resistant
  • PR: Partially Resistant
  • QG: Quite Good

 

( ) Based on limited data. F.c. Fusarium coeruleum F.s. Fusarium sambucinum

Variety Descriptions

Variety descriptions are in alphabetical order. Information is also given on the breeder and on the name of the agent.

Agata
(Second Early)
Weilbull; Agrico
  • Tubers oval to long-oval with yellow skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding. Prone to common and powdery scab infected tubers and greening.
  • Very early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg and leaf roll virus. Very susceptible to foliage blight and skin spot and susceptible to tuber blight and dry rot (F.c.). Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
Agria
(Maincrop)
Bohm, Netherlands; Agrico
  • Tubers oval with yellow skin.
  • Low yielding producing below average numbers of large tubers. Many defects. Prone to growth cracking, mechanical damage, blight & soft rots, powdery scab and common scab. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to virus Y and leaf roll virus but susceptible to blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter. Quite mealy. Cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
Aldo
(Maincrop)
A. Dobbin; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding, producing above average numbers of tubers and few defects.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage blight, common scab and virus Y but susceptible to gangrene. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy with a tendency to disintegrate. Cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Ambo
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval with parti-coloured red skin and medium eyes.
  • High yielding with below average numbers of large tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage blight. Susceptible to virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Anna
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval to round with white skin and faintly blushed medium-shallow eyes.
  • High yielding.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab. Susceptible to foliage blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
Ants
(Maincrop)
Jogeva Plant Breeding Institute, Estonia; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to round with white to yellow skin and shallow to medium eyes.
  • Low yielding producing many tubers. Few defects.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Medium dry matter. Cooked flesh colour yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening and enzymic browning.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - no data.
Anya
(Second Early)
SCRI; Albert Bartlett & Sons
  • Tubers very long with pink skin and deep eyes.
  • A salad variety with very low yields, producing below average numbers of small tubers. Prone to misshapen tubers and to blight and soft rot.
  • Very early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, blackleg and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage and tuber blight and virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour white-cream. Susceptible to enzymic browning.
Argos
(Second Early)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to round with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding, producing below average numbers of very large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and growth cracking. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight. Susceptible to gangrene, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis and partially resistant to G. pallida.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
Arran Victory
(Maincrop)
D MacKelvie, Arran, Scotland; Generally Available
  • Tubers round to short oval with blue skin and medium-deep eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing above average numbers of tubers. Few defects. Prone to misshapen tubers.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • High dry matter. Disintegrates and is mealy. Cooked flesh colour white-cream. Susceptible to after cooking blackening and enzymic browning.
Asterix
(Maincrop)
HZPC; Same as breeder
  • Long oval tubers with red skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding. Prone to growth cracking and misshapen tubers and to common scab infected tubers in trials in Northern Ireland.
  • Resistant to blackleg and dry rot (F.c.). Moderately resistant to common scab (in UK pathology tests) and gangrene. Susceptible to foliage blight, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light-yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Atlantic
(Maincrop)
USDA; Generally Available
  • Tubers round-oval with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding. Prone to mechanical damage. Susceptible to damage as assessed in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, dry rot, skin spot and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to wart, tuber blight and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream. Mealy with a tendency to disintegrate. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - no data.
Ausonia
(Second Early)
Konst; Agrico
  • Tubers oval to long oval with white skin and shallow to medium eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to growth cracked, mechanically damaged and green tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to common scab and moderately resistant to leaf roll virus. Susceptible to tuber blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
Avalanche
(Maincrop)
J E Cockram; Agricrop
  • Tubers round oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding. Prone to growth cracking and mechanical damage at harvest. Some tendency to suffer damage as assessed in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to dry rot. Susceptible to blackleg and skin spot.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
Balmoral
(Second Early)
Teagasc; Cullen & Allen
  • Tubers oval, occasionally longer, with parti-coloured pink skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab and dry rot (F.c.). Susceptible to gangrene, skin spot and virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light-yellow.
Barna
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval to long-oval with red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to common scab. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately susceptible to all diseases and viruses.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Bartina
(Maincrop)
HZPC; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to round, thick and slightly indented with red skin and medium eyes.
  • High yielding producing below average numbers of tubers. Many defects. Prone to misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers and to blight & soft rot. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg but susceptible to tuber blight.
  • Low dry matter. Cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Bernadette
(Maincrop)
F. Lange; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval-long with white skin and medium eyes.
  • High yielding, producing many tubers and few defects.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to common scab, gangrene and leaf roll virus but susceptible to tuber blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
Bimonda
(Maincrop)
D Biemond; HZPC
  • Tubers long oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Few defects. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, gangrene and leaf roll. Susceptible to foliage blight and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Quite mealy.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, variation in fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Blue Belle
(Maincrop)
Germacopa; Branston
  • Tubers oval with parti-coloured blue skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Resistant to virus Y but susceptible to blackleg and leaf roll virus and very susceptible to tuber blight and dry rot (F.s.).
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Bonnie
(Second Early)
Cygnet Potato Breeders; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round-oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very high yields with below average numbers of very large tubers. Prone to growth cracking and to blight & soft rot. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg and gangrene but susceptible to tuber blight and very susceptible to virus Y. Resistant to G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
British Queen
(Second Early)
A. Findlay; Generally Available
  • Tubers short oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with small tubers. Prone to blight & soft rot.
  • Moderately resistant to dry rot. Susceptible to foliage and tuber blight.
  • High dry matter, mealy, with a tendency to disintegrate, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
Cabaret
(Maincrop)
Cygnet; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding. Prone to slug and wireworm damage. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg and gangrene. Susceptible to foliage blight, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Caesar
(Maincrop)
HZPC; Same as breeder
  • Tubers long oval with yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to misshapen tubers.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to gangrene and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to tuber blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Camelot
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers round with parti-coloured red skin and shallow eyes (NIAB 2011)
  • Low yielding, with below average tuber numbers and many defects. Prone to growth cracking, greening, misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers and to slugs and wireworms. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Resistant to common scab and moderately resistant to tuber blight but susceptible to dry rot.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
Cara
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers round to oval with parti-coloured pink skin mainly around the medium-shallow eyes.
  • High yielding.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab, dry rot (F.c.) and virus Y. Susceptible to dry rot (F.s.). Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Carlingford
(Second Early)
NIHPBS; Cygnet Potato Breeders Ltd
  • Tubers round to oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding, producing many tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Resistant to common scab and Virus Y but susceptible to tuber blight.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
Celine
(Second Early)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers long oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding, producing above average numbers of small tubers and few defects. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Very early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to common scab and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Charlemont
(Maincrop)
AFBI/DARD; PPNI
  • Tubers long-oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Susceptible to tuber blight and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to enzymic browning.
Claret
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Greenvale
  • Tubers oval with red skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding producing many tubers and few defects.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight and blackleg.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Cornado
(Maincrop)
Konst, Netherlands; Same as breeder
  • Tubers bold with red skin.
  • High yielding producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to growth cracked, misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to foliage blight and common scab. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter. Cooked flesh colour yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
Cosmos
(Second Early)
Konst; Agrico
  • Tubers oval with light yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding producing below average numbers of very large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and growth cracking.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and gangrene. Susceptible to leaf roll virus.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: unacceptable, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Courage
(Second Early)
Higgins; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round with red skin and deep eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing above average numbers of tubers and very few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage blight. Information on resistance to other diseases, viruses and pests not available.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Crispin
(Maincrop)
J E Cockram; Agricrop
  • Tubers round-oval with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to common scab infected tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Resistant to foliage blight and moderately resistant to tuber blight, dry rot and leaf roll virus. Very susceptible to virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Cultra
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Cullen & Allen
  • Tubers oval with white skin and red colour at the rose end and medium-shallow eyes.
  • High yielding with few defects. Prone to internal rust.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and blackleg. Susceptible to virus Y and very susceptible to leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Daisy
(Maincrop)
Germicopa; Branston
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding with few defects.
  • Resistant to blackleg and moderately resistant to dry rot (F.c.) but susceptible to skin spot. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
Desiree
(Maincrop)
de ZPC; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval with red skin and medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Prone to misshapen and common scab infected tubers.
  • Moderately resistant to virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Donald
(Second Early)
Pootaardappel Kumbinatie; Stet, Holland
  • Tubers oval with light yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage and tuber blight.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
Dunbar Standard
(Maincrop)
C. T. Spence; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval to long oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding with below average numbers of tubers and some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Estima
(Second Early)
Dijkhuis; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to powdery scab. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage and tuber blight and dry rot (F.s.). Susceptible to blackleg, dry rot (F.c.) and virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Evelin
(Maincrop)
J. Vegter, Netherlands; Vsuz Institute of Potato Research and Breeding
  • Tubers oval - long oval, tapered, with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding producing large tubers. Prone to blight & soft rots. Susceptible to damage.
  • Resistant to virus Y but susceptible to tuber blight and skin spot. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter. Cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
Exquisa
(Maincrop)
Stet; Branston
  • Tubers long oval with yellow skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • A salad variety producing very low yields with small tubers. Prone to misshapen tubers. Susceptible to damage.
  • Suitable for production of small set skin ware.
  • Susceptible to damage.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to common scab and leaf roll virus. Very susceptible to tuber blight and susceptible to foliage blight and gangrene. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Fambo
(Second Early)
L Bos, Holland; Potato Innovations Ltd
  • Tubers oval to long oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding, producing few tubers. Prone to misshapen tubers and greening.
  • Very early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to virus Y. Susceptible to tuber blight.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Fianna
(Maincrop)
Konst; Agrico
  • Tubers oval to long-oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, blackleg, gangrene, dry rot, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to tuber blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
Fontane
(Maincrop)
Senova; Agrico
  • Tubers oval with light yellow skin.
  • Low yielding. Prone to growth cracking.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, dry rot, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
Galactica
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding. Prone to misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to common scab and moderately resistant to tuber blight. Susceptible to foliage blight and dry rot. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
Harmony
(Maincrop)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to mechanical damage and growth cracking.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, gangrene and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to tuber blight, blackleg and virus Y. Partially resistant to both G. rostochiensis and G. pallida.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Hermes
(Maincrop)
Saatbau; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval with yellow skin and medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding with few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, blackleg, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage blight.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Horizon
(Maincrop)
Higgins; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round with white skin and medium deep eyes.
  • High yielding with many tubers and very few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg but susceptible to tuber blight and common scab. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Hunter
(Maincrop)
R. Brady; Brady's Hunter Ltd
  • Tubers round-oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to growth cracks and mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage as assessed in controlled tests.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to gangrene and virus Y. Susceptible to tuber blight and blackleg. Partially resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Isle Of Jura
(Maincrop)
Cygnet; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval-long with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to blackleg and gangrene. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
J M Bicolour
(Maincrop)
John Mara ; Agricrop
  • Tubers round oval with smooth particoloured red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding producing many tubers. Few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab but susceptible to gangrene.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Jamila
(Maincrop)
J E Cockram; Agricrop
  • Tubers oval with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing above average numbers of tubers. Prone to common scab infected tubers in trials in Northern Ireland.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage and tuber blight, common scab, blackleg and gangrene. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, mealy, cooked flesh colour yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: no data, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Kerr's Pink
(Maincrop)
J Henry; Generally Available
  • Tubers short oval with pink skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects. Prone to common scab.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Susceptible to common scab, skin spot, virus Y and leaf roll virus.
  • High dry matter, mealy with a tendency to disintegrate,
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
Kestrel
(Second Early)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to long oval with shallow-medium eyes and skin particoloured blue at the rose-end and eyes.
  • High yielding with below average numbers of tubers. Prone to growth cracking, greening and common scab.
  • Resistant to blackleg and virus Y and moderately resistant to gangrene and dry rot. Susceptible to tuber blight. Partially resistant to all pathotypes of potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis and G. pallida.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
King Edward
(Maincrop)
Unknown; Generally Available
  • Tubers long oval with white skin and shallow pink eyes.
  • Low yielding producing above average numbers of tubers and few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab. Susceptible to foliage blight, skin spot and virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, with a tendency to disintegrate, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Kingston
(Maincrop)
PBIC; Cygnet Potato Breeders
  • Tubers short oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to misshapen tubers and to blight & soft rot. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to dry rot and skin spot. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening and enzymic browning.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Kondor
(Maincrop)
Konst; Agrico
  • Tubers oval to long oval with red skin and medium deep eyes.
  • High yielding producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to misshapen tubers and to blight & soft rot.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and skin spot. Susceptible to blackleg and gangrene.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
Konsul
(Second Early)
Konst; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to long oval with light yellow skin and medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding, producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage, greening and to blight & soft rot. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to dry rot (F.c. and F.s.). Susceptible to foliage blight, gangrene and skin spot.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
Lady Balfour
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Greenvale
  • Tubers oval with parti-coloured red skin and medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding. Prone to slug and wireworm and mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight and blackleg. Susceptible to gangrene and leaf roll virus. Partially resistant to both pathotypes of potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis and G. pallida.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
Lady Claire
(Maincrop)
C Meijer B.V., Netherlands; Potato Innovations
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow to medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding producing above average numbers of small tubers. Very few defects.
  • Very early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to virus Y and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage and tuber blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter. Cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: very light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Lady Jo
(Maincrop)
Meijer; Potato Innovations
  • Tubers oval-round with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding producing small tubers. Very few defects. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to dry rot (F.c.) and moderately resistant to skin spot, virus Y and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Lady Olympia
(Maincrop)
Meijer; Potato Innovations Ltd
  • Low yielding producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to greening and mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • No information on resistance to diseases and pests.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to enzymic browning.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Lady Rosetta
(Maincrop)
Meijer; Potato Innovations
  • Tubers round with red skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, gangrene and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Very high dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Liseta
(Second Early)
R.K. Wiersma, De Theebus, Netherlands; Same as breeder
  • Tubers very long with white to yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers. Many defects. Prone to growth cracked, green, misshapen and powdery scab infected tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Low dry matter. Cooked flesh colour cream.
Marfona
(Second Early)
Konst; Agrico
  • Tubers round oval with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding producing very large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and dry rot (F.s.).
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
Mariana
(Second Early)
Germicopa; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to greening, mechanical damage and blight and soft rots. Susceptible to damage.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab. Susceptible to tuber blight, gangrene, virus Y and leaf roll virus.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - no data.
Maris Peer
(Second Early)
PBIC; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very low yielding with few defects.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to gangrene. Susceptible to virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Maris Piper
(Maincrop)
PBIC; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Prone to common scab infected tubers.
  • Moderately resistant to gangrene. Susceptible to dry rot (F.c. and F.s.) and virus Y and very susceptible to common scab. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy with a tendency to disintegrate, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
Markies
(Maincrop)
Mansholt; Agrico
  • Tubers oval, with light yellow skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight. Susceptible to common scab. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: good.
Maxine
(Maincrop)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval-round with pink skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding with few defects.
  • Resistant to blackleg and potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis and partially resistant to G. pallida.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Mayan Gold
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Greenvale
  • Tubers very long with parti-coloured blue skin and medium eyes.
  • An extremely low yielding variety producing above average numbers of very small tubers and few defects. Prone to greening.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to common scab.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy and disintegrates readily, cooked flesh colour deep yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Melody
(Maincrop)
Meijer; Potato Innovations
  • Tubers oval with yellow skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding, producing above average numbers of tubers with few defects.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and dry rot (F.s.). Susceptible to dry rot (F.c.) and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light-yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Midas
(Maincrop)
PBIC; Cygnet Potato Breeders
  • Tubers round-oval with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding with few defects.
  • Resistant to leaf roll virus and moderately resistant to common scab and gangrene. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis, and partially resistant to G. pallida.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy with a tendency to disintegrate, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Milagro
(Maincrop)
NIHPBS; PPNI
  • Tubers oval to long with white skin and medium eyes.
  • High yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to powdery scab infected tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight and gangrene but susceptible to virus Y and leaf roll virus.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Mirakel
(Second Early)
C Meijer B.V., Netherlands; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval with white to yellow skin and shallow to medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to misshapen tubers and to blight & soft rots.
  • Very early foliage maturity.
  • No information on resistance to diseases and pests.
  • Medium dry matter. Cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: no data, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Mustang
(Maincrop)
Agrico; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round with parti-coloured red skin and shallow eyes (NIAB 2011)
  • Very low yielding producing small tubers and few defects. Prone to blight and soft rots and common scab.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, black leg, dry rot (F.c) and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
Nadine
(Second Early)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round to oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to growth cracking.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, gangrene, skin spot and virus Y. Susceptible to blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis, and partially resistant to G. pallida.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
Navan
(Maincrop)
NIHPBS; Cygnet Potato Breeders Ltd
  • Tubers oval with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding with few defects.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, blackleg and virus Y. Susceptible to skin spot. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
Nectar
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding with many tubers.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and gangrene but susceptible to dry rot.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
Nieta
(Maincrop)
NIHPBS; Cygnet Potato Breeders Ltd
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow to medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding with above average numbers of small tubers. Prone to common scab infected tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight. Susceptible to gangrene and skin spot.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Obelix
(Maincrop)
Ropta, ZPC, Netherlands; HZPC
  • Tubers ovel, pear-shaped, thick and rounded, with white skin and occasionally faint pigment at the heel end and medium shallow eyes.
  • High yielding.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab and leaf roll virus but susceptible to gangrene and skin spot and very susceptible to virus Y.
  • Low dry matter. Cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening and enzymic browning.
Olympus
(Maincrop)
Higgins Agriculture; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects. Prone to mechanical damage and blight and soft rots.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab, blackleg and gangrene. Susceptible to tuber blight and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Very high dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour white-cream. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
Orla
(Second Early)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval to long oval with white-cream skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding with few defects.
  • Resistant to tuber blight and virus Y and moderately resistant to blackleg.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Osprey
(Second Early)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval-round with parti-coloured red skin and medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Prone to mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage as assessed in controlled tests.
  • Resistant to blackleg and moderately resistant to foliage and tuber blight, common scab, gangrene and virus Y. Susceptible to leaf roll virus. Partially resistant to potato cyst eelworm, both G. rostochiensis and G. pallida.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Paramount
(Maincrop)
J Mara & J McCreight; Agricrop
  • Tubers oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding, producing above average numbers of tubers and very few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight but susceptible to virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Penta
(Second Early)
Selectiebedrijf Luidenburg; Generally Available
  • Tubers round to oval with parti-coloured pink skin and medium-deep eyes.
  • High yielding producing very large tubers. Prone to growth cracking, mechanical damage and to blight & soft rots. Susceptible to damage.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage blight, common scab and gangrene. Susceptible to leaf roll virus and very susceptible to blackleg . Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
Pentland Crown
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Generally Available
  • Tubers short oval to oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Prone to growth cracking and mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Resistant to common scab and virus Y and moderately resistant to blackleg and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to dry rot and skin spot.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-grey-off-white. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening and enzymic browning.
Pentland Dell
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Generally Available
  • Tubers long oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects and some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Susceptible to dry rot and skin spot.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: quite good.
Pentland Ivory
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Generally Available
  • Tubers short oval with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding. Prone to mechanical damage. Susceptible to damage as assessed in controlled tests.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight and common scab.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour white-cream. Susceptible to enzymic browning.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
Pentland Squire
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Generally Available
  • Tubers short oval with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding producing below average numbers of tubers.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage blight, common scab and dry rot (F.s.). Susceptible to dry rot (F.c.), skin spot and virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream.
Picasso
(Maincrop)
Duoplant BV; Agrico
  • Tubers oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding, producing large tubers. Prone to growth cracking. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour light-yellow.
Pomeroy
(Maincrop)
AFBI/DARD; PPNI
  • Tubers oval long with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight. Very susceptible to leaf roll virus and susceptible to common scab and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Ramos
(Maincrop)
Van Rijn; S J McCreight (Potatoes) Ltd
  • Tubers long oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding. Many defects. Prone to green and misshapen tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • No information on resistance to diseases and pests.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: quite good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Ranger Russet
(Maincrop)
USDA; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval-long with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • High yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers and few defects. Prone to blight & soft rots.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg. Susceptible to foliage and tuber blight and gangrene.
  • Very high dry matter, mealy and disintegrates readily. Cooked flesh colour white-cream. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening and enzymic browning.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Rathlin
(Second Early)
J E Cockram; Irish Potato Breeders
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Prone to growth cracking, greening and to blight and soft rots.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage blight and gangrene. Susceptible to virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Record
(Maincrop)
de Vroome; Generally Available
  • Tubers short oval with yellow skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects. Prone to misshapen tubers.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab and gangrene. Susceptible to blackleg and virus Y.
  • High dry matter, mealy and disintegrates readily, cooked flesh colour yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Red Magic
(Maincrop)
Germicopa; Branston
  • Tubers oval to long oval with red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to growth cracking, mechanical damage and to blight and soft rot. Susceptible to damage in controlled tests.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • No information on resistance to diseases and pests.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
Redstar
(Maincrop)
HZPC, Netherlands; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round oval with red skin and medium shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab and gangrene but susceptible to foliage and tuber blight and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter. Cooked flesh colour yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
Rembrandt
(Maincrop)
HZPC; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Prone to growth cracking.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight, gangrene, dry rot (F.c. and F.s.) and skin spot but susceptible to leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy. Cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Richhill
(Maincrop)
AFBI/DARD; PPNI
  • Tubers short-oval with white skin and very shallow to shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding producing below average numbers of large tubers. Many defects. Prone to growth cracking, misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers and to blight and soft rot. Some tendency to damage in controlled tests.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, blackleg and dry rot (F.c.and F.s.) but susceptible to virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Rioja
(Maincrop)
Pannon University of Agricultural Science, Hungary; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval long with red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding, producing few large tubers. Prone to growth cracking, mechancial damage and common scab. Susceptible to damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to leaf roll virus but susceptible to tuber blight.
  • High dry matter. Cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Robinta
(Maincrop)
Andrew Skea; Skea Organics
  • Tubers oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding with few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, blackleg, gangrene, skin spot and leaf roll virus but susceptible to virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: unacceptable, internal discolouration: unacceptable, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Romano
(Maincrop)
Mansholt; Agrico
  • Tubers round to short oval with red skin and medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to tuber blight, common scab, dry rot, skin spot and virus Y. Susceptible to leaf roll virus.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
Rooster
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval to long with red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg, virus Y and leaf roll virus.
  • High dry matter, mealy with a tendency to disintegrate. Cooked flesh colour yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Rosegarden
(Maincrop)
AFBI/DARD; PPNI
  • Tubers oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding with few defects. Prone to mechanical damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to gangrene and dry rot and moderately resistant to common scab. Susceptible to foliage and tuber blight.
  • Medium dry matter, mealy. Cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Rubesse
(Maincrop)
Cygnet; Same as breeder
  • Tubers long-oval with red skin and shallow to medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and blight and soft rot. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Resistant to dry rot (F.c. and F.s.) and moderately resistant to common scab and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to virus Y and very susceptible to tuber blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy. Cooked flesh colour yellow. Susceptible to enzymic browning.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: quite good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Rudolph
(Maincrop)
Agrolon; Agrico
  • Tubers round oval with red skin and medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding, producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and common scab.
  • Susceptible to virus Y.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Sante
(Maincrop)
Vegter; Agrico
  • Tubers round to short oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding with few defects. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Resistant to tuber blight and virus Y, moderately resistant to common scab and dry rot. Susceptible to blackleg and gangrene. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis, and partially resistant to G. pallida.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: unacceptable, peeling efficiency: no data.
Saphire
(Maincrop)
Van Rijn; Branston
  • Tubers oval-round with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yields producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and common scab. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to blackleg and moderately resistant to common scab, gangrene and virus Y. Partially resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. pallida.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Sarpo Axona
(Maincrop)
Sarpo KFT, Hungary; Sarvari Research Trust
  • Tubers oval to long with red skin and medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding, producing small tubers and few defects. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests. Prone to misshapen tubers.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and leaf roll virus and moderately resistant to foliage blight and blackleg. Moderately susceptible to tuber blight, common scab and gangrene.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: quite good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: quite good.
Sarpo Gwyn
(Maincrop)
Sarpo KFT, Hungary; Sarvari Research Trust
  • Tubers oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very low yielding producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to growth cracked, misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage blight, common scab and virus Y but susceptible to blackleg and very susceptible to dry rot (F.c.). Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Sarpo Mira
(Maincrop)
Sarpo KFT, Hungary; Sarvari Research Trust
  • Tubers long oval with red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding producing small tubers. Prone to misshapen tubers.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to foliage and tuber blight and virus Y and moderately resistant to blackleg.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: quite good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Sarpo Una
(Second Early)
Sarvari Research Trust; Same as breeder
  • Tubers long-oval with red skin and very shallow - shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding with few defects. Prone to misshapen, mechanical damage and blight and soft rot.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to foliage blight. Susceptible to dry rot, F. coeruleum.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour white-cream. Susceptible to after cooking blackening and enzymic browning.
Sassy
(Maincrop)
Germicopa; Branston
  • Tubers round-oval with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very low yields with many small tubers and very few defects. Prone to mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Resistant to blackleg but susceptible to foliage blight and common scab. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Very high dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Satellite
(Maincrop)
Van Rijn; S J McCreight (Potatoes) Ltd / Van Rijn
  • Tubers short oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very low yielding producing small tubers and very few defects. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Limited information available on disease, pest and virus resistance.
  • High dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: quite good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: quite good.
Saturna
(Maincrop)
Scholten; Generally Available
  • Tubers short oval with yellow skin and medium-deep eyes.
  • Very low yielding. Prone to misshapen and common scab infected tubers in trials in Northern Ireland.
  • Resistant to common scab in UK pathology tests and moderately resistant to dry rot (F.c. and F.s.) and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Very high dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
Saxon
(Second Early)
PBIC; Cygnet Potato Breeders
  • Tubers oval to round with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to gangrene and blackleg and moderately resistant to leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage blight and dry rot. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - no data.
Sebastian
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Greenvale
  • Tubers long-oval with parti-colured red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding producing below average numbers of very large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and blight and soft rot.
  • Late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to blackleg and virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight. Susceptible to foliage blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
Shannon
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers oval to long oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding producing large tubers. Prone to slug and wireworm damage. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage blight and gangrene and very susceptible to blackleg and virus Y.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: unacceptable, peeling efficiency: no data.
Shepody
(Maincrop)
Agriculture Canada; McCain Potatoes
  • Tubers long-oval, tending to be irregular in shape, with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Very low yielding with few tubers. Prone to green, misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg, dry rot and leaf roll virus. Susceptible to foliage and tuber blight and virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour white.
Slaney
(Maincrop)
Teagasc; Irish Potato Marketing
  • Tubers round-oval with white skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • High yielding producing large tubers and few defects.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to gangrene and virus Y. Susceptible to tuber blight and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Smile
(Second Early)
S Brunia, Kraggenburg, Netherlands; Higgins
  • Tubers oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding. Prone to common scab. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab and blackleg but susceptible to foliage blight.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
Sparkle
(Maincrop)
AFBI/DARD; PPNI
  • Tubers round-oval with white skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing large tubers. Prone to growth cracked, green and mechanically damaged tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg but susceptible to dry rot (F.c.), virus Y and leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Stemster
(Maincrop)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to long oval with red skin and medium-shallow eyes.
  • Very high yielding with few defects. Prone to common scab infected tubers.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg and virus Y. Susceptible to tuber blight, dry rot and leaf roll virus. Partially resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
Stirling
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Greenvale
  • Tubers oval to round with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding. Prone to growth cracking and mechanical damage. Some tendency to suffer damage as assessed in controlled tests.
  • Resistant to tuber blight. Susceptible to gangrene and very susceptible to blackleg.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
Stroma
(Second Early)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers long oval with red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding with few defects. Prone to misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers.
  • Resistant to blackleg and virus Y and moderately resistant to common scab and skin spot. Susceptible to foliage blight. Partially resistant to both G. rostochiensis and G. pallida.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Sunbeam
(Maincrop)
R J Cherry; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round with white-yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • Low yielding producing above average numbers of tubers and few defects.
  • Moderately resistant to virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Very high dry matter, quite mealy, disintegrates readily, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Sunrise
(Maincrop)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding producing large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and blight and soft rot. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab and gangrene but susceptible to tuber blight, blackleg, virus Y and leaf roll virus.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Sunset
(Maincrop)
AFBI/DARD; PPNI
  • Tubers long oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding with below average numbers of tubers. Prone to misshapen and mechanically damaged tubers. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and moderately resistant to tuber blight and blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Symfonia
(Maincrop)
HZPC; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to long oval with red skin and shallow eyes.
  • High yielding with few defects.
  • Resistant to foliage blight and common scab. Susceptible to blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • High dry matter, quite mealy. Cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Tulla
(Maincrop)
Teagasc, Ireland; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval-long oval, variable, with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Very high yielding. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Moderately resistant to foliage and tuber blight and common scab but susceptible to leaf roll virus. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy. Cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Turbo
(Maincrop)
P.H. Smeenge; Same as breeder
  • Tubers long to long-oval,variable, with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing few defects.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • No information on resistance to diseases and pests.
  • Medium dry matter. Cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: no data, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Upmarket
(Maincrop)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Caithness
  • Tubers short-oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow to medium eyes.
  • Low yielding. Some tendency to suffer damage. Prone to mechanical damage.
  • Resistant to blackleg and moderately resistant to foliage blight, common scab, dry rot (F.c.) and virus Y. Susceptible to leaf roll virus and very susceptible to tuber blight. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Vales Everest
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Greenvale
  • Tubers round-oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to mechanical damage and blight and soft rot. Some tendency to suffer damage in controlled tests.
  • Moderately resistant to virus Y. Partially resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. pallida.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: very good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Vales Sovereign
(Maincrop)
SCRI; Greenvale
  • Tubers long oval with parti-coloured red skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding producing below average numbers of large tubers. Prone to misshapen tubers and to slugs and wireworms.
  • Resistant to blackleg and moderately resistant to foliage blight and common scab but susceptible to tuber blight and leaf roll virus.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
Valor
(Maincrop)
Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to round with white skin and shallow-medium eyes.
  • High yielding. Prone to common scab infected tubers.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to tuber blight. Susceptible to virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis, and partially resistant to G. pallida.
  • Low dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
Verdi
(Maincrop)
Solana; S J McCreight (Potatoes) Ltd
  • Tubers short oval with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Very low yields. Prone to common scab. Some tendency to suffer damage.
  • Limited information available on disease, pest and virus resistance.
  • Very high dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream. Susceptible to after-cooking blackening.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: highly uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: very light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: good.
Victoria
(Maincrop)
HZPC; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval to long oval with yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to mechanical damage.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to blackleg. Susceptible to tuber blight and virus Y. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Suitable crisp colour after harvest and after storage.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: light, consistency of fry colour: uniform, internal discolouration: none, peeling efficiency: no data.
Vivaldi
(Maincrop)
HZPC, Netherlands; Same as breeder
  • Tubers oval with white to yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to leaf roll virus and moderately resistant to virus Y but susceptible to foliage blight and blackleg.
  • Low dry matter. Cooked flesh colour light yellow.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
White Lady
(Maincrop)
Pannon University of Agricultural Science, Hungary; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round with white skin and medium eyes.
  • Very low yielding. Prone to greening and to blight & soft rots.
  • Very late foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to virus Y and leaf roll. Susceptible to foliage and very susceptible to tuber blight and blackleg. Resistant to potato cyst eelworm, G. rostochiensis.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: severe, peeling efficiency: no data.
Wilja
(Second Early)
Konst; Generally Available
  • Tubers oval to long-oval with yellow skin and shallow eyes.
  • Moderate yielding.
  • Early foliage maturity.
  • Moderately resistant to common scab. Susceptible to virus Y.
  • Medium dry matter, cooked flesh colour light yellow.
Yukon Gold
(Second Early)
McCains Potatoes; Same as breeder
  • Tubers round-oval with parti-coloured faint pink shallow-medium eyes.
  • Low yielding, producing below average numbers of tubers. Prone to misshapen and to common scab and powdery scab infected tubers. Susceptible to damage.
  • Very early foliage maturity.
  • Resistant to blackleg. Susceptible to tuber blight.
  • Medium dry matter, quite mealy, cooked flesh colour cream.
  • Chipping after harvest - fry colour: golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: very slight, peeling efficiency: no data.
  • Chipping after storage - fry colour: dark golden, consistency of fry colour: variable, internal discolouration: slight, peeling efficiency: no data.