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Alex Mcdonald
Alex McDonald

Maris Anchor

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Consumer Quality

Very good boiling quality with waxy texture and mild flavour. For an early potato, frying quality is quite good.

Tuber Description

  • Skin colour - yellow.
  • Shape - short oval: Thickness shape - oval.
  • Skin surface - smooth.
  • Depth of heel end - no hollow.
  • Eye depth - shallow.
  • Eye colour - pink.
  • Flesh colour - white.

Disease and Pest Resistance

  • Leaf roll - susceptible.
  • Virus Severe Mosaic Y - susceptible.
  • Virus Mosaic X - susceptible.
  • Common Scab - susceptible.
  • Tuber Blight - susceptible.
  • Foliage Blight - susceptible.
  • Wart - immune.
  • Golden Cyst Nematode - resistant.

General

Early bulking, 20 days earlier than Ilam Hardy.