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Examples of early potato varieties are:

Ultra-Early Potato -

• Lady Christl
  high yielding
  numerous uniform attractive tubers
  good all round disease resistance, although it is slightly susceptible to Foliage Blight
  excellent cooking qualities.
• Swift
  good yields
  attractive, medium sized potatoes
  good skins
  good cooking quality

Extra Early Salad Potato -

• Rocket
  firm, waxy texture tubers
  good for chipping
  responds well under polythene
  best under long day length conditions of Northern Europe

Very early -

• Winston
  good yields
  bold white tubers
  a very short growing season
  good drought and heat tolerance
  powdery scab resistance
  masher, chips,bake,roast

First Early Potato -

• Amandine
  high yielder
  uniform, oval shaped tubers
  pale yellow, waxy flesh, salad potato
  ideal for container growing
•  Annabelle
  high yielder
  oval tubers
  waxy, yellow flesh
  salad potato
  ideal for container growing
• Colleen
  good overall resistance to disease
  suitable for organic production
  oval tuber
  light yellow skin and flesh
• Foremost
  low resistance to late blight on foliage & tubers and potato leafroll virus.
• Pentland Javelin
  high yielding but tendency to bulk late
  good resistance to common scab
  resistant to potato cyst nematode Ro1
  moderately susceptible to tuber blight
  good boiling quality.
• Premier
  medium yields
  good for early French fries
  better for chipping industry than the garden
• Sharpes Express
  low resistance to dry rot, late blight on foliage and late blight on tubers
• Red Duke of York
  low resistance to late blight on foliage, late blight on tubers, common scab, potato leaf roll virus and potato virus Yo .
• Maris Bard
  high yielding and early bulking
  good resistance to potato virus Y, gangrene, potato leaf roll virus, drought, damage and bruising. Moderately susceptible to spraing, powdery scab and susceptible to potato cyst nematode.
  medium dry matter with good boiling and frying quality.
  good all round cooker
• Ulster Sceptre
  long oval, white tubers with cream flesh
  good flavour
  moderate yields
  susceptible to tuber blight
• Anya
  distinct nutty taste
  waxy texture
  very long oval tubers with parti-colour skins and cream flesh
  produces high tuber numbers
  good overall disease resistance, but susceptible to damage and greening

Second Early Potato -

• British Queen
  round tubers
  white skin
• Charlotte
  moderate yields
  uniform, smooth skinned tubers
  high resistance to foliage and tuber blight. Susceptible to potato cyst nematode
  medium dry matter, waxy cooked texture
  salad potato
• Cosmos
  high yield
  uniform, oval potatoes
  good drought tolerance
  resistant to common & powdery scab
  excellent tuber blight resistance
  ideal for organic production
• Estima
  used as ‘the’ white variety in Supermarkets
  good baker
  good shape and flavour
• Harlequin
  early main crop variety
  delicate and waxy texture
  salad potato
  excellent cooking qualities
  long tubers with parti-colour skins and cream flesh
  produces high tuber numbers
  good overall disease resistance Excellent cooking qualities
• International Kidney
  low resistance to late blight on foliage and late blight on tubers.
• Marfona
  good baker
  popular supermarket potato
• Maris Peer
  moderate yields
  uniform sample
  good resistance to powdery scab, gangrene, damage, bruising and skin spot
  moderately susceptible to drought and slug damage.
  susceptible to potato cyst nematode
  firm cooked texture, good boiling quality.
• Milva
  Modern disease resistant
  high yields
  waxy type suitable for boiling because it stays firm and does not readily discolour
  good salad potato
  oval yellow potato
  very blight & scab resistant
  susceptible to eelworm
• Mimi
  produces very high numbers
  round red skinned tubers
  very high quality
  tubers are very regular
  flesh is medium yellow with very consistent cooking characteristics
  small plants
  ideal container potato
• Nadine
  very high yields
  bright attractive tubers
• Nicola
  high number of uniform tubers per plant
  salad potato
  good boiling qualities
  good resistance to common scab, potato leaf roll virus, and potato cyst nematode Ro1.
• Orla
  excellent taste
  high yields
  good baker
  good foliage & tuber blight resistance
  suited for organic production
• Kestrel
  good yields of very attractive, long oval, coloured tubers
  good all round cooking quality
  good chipping potential, particularly early in the season
• Edzell Blue
  heritage variety
  very floury texture
  mashes & bakes well, though difficult to boil
  best known blue- skinned variety
• Saxon
  boils and bakes with good texture and freedom from cooking blackening or disintegration
  good blackleg, Potato Cyst Nematode and powdery scab resistance

stores well
superb tasting variety
white skin and white flesh
firm, moist texture

• Wilja
  Long oval yellow tubers with light yellow flesh
  high yields
  good resistance to common scab and leaf roll virus

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