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Big tubers; skin must be fully set before harvest

Best used as

Table potato, long-term storage

Flower

Uniform emergence with good foliage development

Dormancy

Suitable for long-term storage

Growth period

Grows on all soil types; plant with small white buds, pre-sprouting advances the crop

Resistance

Good drought tolerance

Susceptible to

Moderately susceptible to bruising; preventive spraying against Phytophthora advised; keep soil moist to prevent common scab

Grower advice: fertilise to soil analysis — 175 kg N/ha incl. soil supply, 2/3 before planting and 1/3 as top dressing, with standard potassium and phosphate. Use hardened sprouts, apply a nematicide on light soils, and reduce drop heights at harvest to avoid damage.

Oval, uniform tubers with smooth skin and shallow eyes

Best used as

Fresh market, all-round table use

Flower

Vigorous, well-covering foliage

Dormancy

Medium to long — stores well

Growth period

Medium to late maturing with strong yield potential

Resistance

Good general robustness in the field

Susceptible to

Follow a standard blight spray programme

A dependable, high-yielding variety prized for attractive, uniform tubers and good keeping quality — ask our agronomists for a seed rate and fertiliser plan for your soils.

Oval, slightly flat, shallow eyes, white skin and flesh

Best used as

Table potato

Flower

Many blue flowers with snow-white edges

Dormancy

Short — 50–70 days at room temperature

Growth period

Medium to long, 90–110 days; strong upright grower

Resistance

Immune to wart diseases

Susceptible to

Late and Early Blight (controllable with a spray programme), moderately to virus, very susceptible to common scab

Good eating quality and solid cooking type, but tends to darken after cooking, so not recommended for chips. Sensitive to cold — do not plant or store below 4 °C.

Oval, slightly flat, shallow eyes, white skin, cream flesh

Best used as

All-round, excellent for French fries

Flower

Fair amount of light purple-pink flowers

Dormancy

Short — 50–70 days from foliage death

Growth period

Medium to long, 90–110 days; tall, semi-erect, spreading

Resistance

Moderate resistance to external damage

Susceptible to

Very susceptible to Early and Late Blight; susceptible to wart diseases

A powdery cooking type and a firm favourite with homemakers — it does not normally discolour after cooking. Internal quality weakens within 30 days of natural foliage death.

Oval, smooth pale-yellow skin, white flesh, shallow eyes

Best used as

Fresh market and processing

Flower

White

Dormancy

Medium to long — 70–90 days

Growth period

Medium to long, 100–120 days; tall, erect, dense foliage

Resistance

Good resistance against Mosaic Virus

Susceptible to

Mildly susceptible to Early Blight, Late Blight and common scab

Fairly firm to floury with a high relative density, suited to chips and frozen chips. Its big advantage is dual use — fresh market and processing.

Oval, smooth pale-yellow skin and flesh, shallow eyes

Best used as

Table potato

Flower

Many snow-white flowers

Dormancy

Medium to long — about 70 days from burn off

Growth period

Medium to long, 90–110 days; tall, erect, dense cover

Resistance

Good against Early and Late Blight, Potato Leaf Roll Virus and PVY; medium to common scab

Susceptible to

Low susceptibility to Blackleg under adverse conditions

A floury cooking type of good eating quality with high, stable yield potential across locations and seasons. Low dry matter, so not suited to processing.