Lady Jo is a specialist crisping variety, with high dry matters and low reducing sugars, ideally suited for mid term production of quality crisps. It has early to medium crop maturity, and will produce moderate to high yields of round uniform tubers with low outgrades. Susceptible to Blackleg, Shows resistance to Dry Rot Fusarium coeruleum . Tests for resistance to potato cyst nematode demonstrated resistance to Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and susceptibility to Globodera pallida Pa 2/3, 1.
Parentage
CMK1987.203.014 x VE74-45
Breeder
Meijer Potato
Breeder Agent
Meijer Potato UK
Breeder Rights (expiry)
2031
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Characters
| Tuber Characteristics |
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| Botanical Description | |
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| Colour of base of lightsprout | Blue |
| Maturity | Maincrop |
| Height of plants | Medium - tall |
| Colour of flower | White |
| Frequency of berries | Absent |