The British Potato Variety Database

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Welcome to the British Potato Variety Database

Use the tabs above to

  • search for varieties by name or characteristic,
  • print a handbook of variety information,
  • look at indexes of breeders, breeder's agents or related organisations or,
  • check out the advantages of British seed potatoes and the British seed potato classification schemes.
  • Sourcing British Seed Potatoes

    Click on flags for agent detailsThe Breeder's Agent should be contacted by those interested in varieties subject to Plant Breeders Rights.

    For varieties not subject to Plant Breeders Rights (i.e. freely available) the agent will normally be shown as GB Seed Industry. British seed producers of these varieties can be found by clicking on the the links to the Scottish or English Seed Potato Registers.

    If available, these links appear as national flags ( see image opposite) on variety description pages.

    National List and Independent Variety Trials

    The results of the National List and Independent Variety Trials are on a 1-9 scale where 1 shows a variety is susceptible and 9 shows it is resistant to a disease or damage.

    However, for most diseases, a very high resistance score should not be taken as indicating that a disease will be absent but that there is less risk of the disease developing on these varieties. In addition, pathogens may mutate and this may affect the resistance response of a variety in practice.

    Additions

    The most recent additions to the database
  • Vivaldi
  • Maris Bard
  • Remarka
  • Vanessa
  • Saturna

  • Recent Visitors

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    Top 10 Varieties

    The most requested variety descriptions
  • Desiree
  • Maris Piper
  • Cara
  • Record
  • Vivaldi
  • Harmony
  • Anya
  • Accord
  • Charlotte
  • Agria

  • Searches

    Recent visitors searching the database have been interested in the following characteristics: marketing qualities(31%), administration(23%), resistance to fungal diseases(13%), tubers(13%) and foliage(7%).