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.