Up to date is a maincrop variety with tall plants and red-violet flowers. Produces oval, white-skinned tubers with cream flesh and shallow eyes. It has smooth skin and pink sprout bases. While suited for UK seed stocks, it shows susceptibility to late blight, common scab, several viruses, and both Ro1 and Pa 2/3, 1 nematode races, limiting its disease resistance profile.
Plant Characteristics
- Maturity: Maincrop
- Height of plants: Tall
- Flower colour: Red violet
- Berries: Absent
- Light sprout base colour: Pink
Tuber Characteristics
- Shape: Oval
- Skin colour: White
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Eye depth: Shallow
- Skin texture: Smooth
Resistance Summary
Susceptible to:
- Late blight (foliage and tubers)
- Common scab (Streptomyces scabiei)
- Potato leafroll virus
- Potato virus Yo
- PCN (Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 & G. pallida Pa 2/3, 1)
