Desiree Seed Potato
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Consumer Quality
Good quality boiling potato with medium dry matter. Also suitable for frying and crisping. Early maincrop, 12 days later than Ilam Hardy.
Tuber Description
- Skin colour - red
- Shape - long oval
- Thickness shape - oval
- Skin surface - smooth
- Depth of heel end - slight hollow
- Eye depth - shallow
- Eye colour - as skin colour
- Flesh colour - yellow
Disease and Pest Resistance
- Leaf roll - susceptible
- Virus Severe Mosaic Y - moderately susceptible
- Virus Mosaic X - susceptible
- Common Scab - susceptible
- Tuber Blight - moderately resistant
- Foliage Blight - moderately resistant
- Wart - immune
- Golden Cyst Nematode - susceptible