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  Lady Balfour Thursday, August 28, 2008  

Lady Balfour

Lady Balfour

 

LADY BALFOUR

Parentage:

8204 A4 x 15119 AC5

Breeder:

SCRI
Invergowrie
DUNDEE
DD2 5DA

   

Agent:

Greenvale AP Ltd
Springfield
Burrelton
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH13 9PJ

   

UK National List:

2001

Plant Breeders Right:

2001

   

Intended Market:

General purpose: organic prepack

   

Maturity:

Late Maincrop

   

General Description:

Very tall, spreading, moderate local stem colour.

Flowers absent/rare.

Oval tubers, medium eyes, skin parti-coloured red, flesh white.

 

DISEASE RESISTANCE (1 = susceptible, 9 = resistant)

   

1. Wart Disease (race 1):

9

   

2. Foliage late blight:

5

3. Tuber late blight:

7

4. Blackleg:

7

   

5. Potato Virus Y°:

9

   

6. Potato Leafroll Virus:

3

7. Common scab:

4

   

8. Powdery scab:

7

9. Gangrene:

3

10. Potato Cyst Nematode:

 
   

10.1 Globodera rostochiensis Ro1:

4.3

   

10.2 Globodera pallida Pa1:

4.4

   

Pa2,3:

4.5

 

RESISTANCE TO DAMAGE

   

1. External:

7

   

2. Internal:

4

   

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

 
   

1. Specific gravity (1 = low):

3

 






 

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