Skywalker

Parentage: Casablanca x Victoria

Characteristics

  • Parentage: Casablanca x Victoria

  • Maturity: Second Early / Early Maincrop

  • Tuber Shape: Round Oval / Oval

  • Tuber Skin: White

  • Tuber Flesh: Cream

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Resistances

Splitting
Bruising
Silver Scurf
Dry Rot (F. sulphureum)
Dry Rot (F. coeruleum)
Skin Spot
Potato Virus Y
Potato Leafroll Virus
PCN (G. Rostoch Ro1)
PCN (G. Pallida Pa 2/3, 1)
Powdery Scab
Common Scab
Blackleg
Tuber Blight
Foliage Blight

Agronomic Features

SKYWALKER has excelled in early-lift trials and hot climate trials over several years. Good early dry matter accumulation 19 – 21% coupled with good shape. Initial results from third-party trials indicate above average cooking qualities and taste.

Crop Quality

Useful resistance to Common scab and Blackleg are significant grower benefits.

Sucrose %Glucose %Dry MatterMarketable %
Lionheart0.0190.00920.990.2
Markies0.0860.00919.883.5
Pentland Dell0.0960.01221.384.7
Maris Piper0.1050.02622.093.7