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Osprey

Osprey

 

Parentage : Kestrel x Sante x Stroma (12)

Breeder : Dr J Dunnett, Scotland

Agent : Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd

UK National List : 2000

Plant Breeders Right : 2000

Intended Market : General Purpose

Maturity : Second Early

General description : Tall, semi-erect, mid green plant with many, small, red violet flowers
Oval-round, parti-coloured red tubers with medium depth eyes and cream flesh



Disease Resistance (1 = susceptible, 9 = resistant)

1. Wart Disease (race 1) : 9

2. Foliage late blight : 6

3. Tuber late blight : 6

4. Blackleg : 9

5. Potato Virus Yo: 6

6. Potato Leafroll Virus : 1

7. Common scab : 6

8. Powdery scab : 6

9. Gangrene : 6

10. Potato Cyst Nematode:

10.1 Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 : 4

10.2 Globodera pallida Pa1, Pa2/3 : 2

Resistance to Damage:

1. External : 6

2. Internal : 7

Other Characteristics:

1. Specific gravity (1 = low) : 4

Caithness Potato Breeders Ltd
Clevnagreen
Freswick
Caithness
KW1 4XX
Tel: +44(0)1955 611209

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