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Picture and Description of Duke of York Potato
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"What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow." A. A. Milne (1882-1956) popular children's author |
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Bred by William Sim of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. It is a pale yellow boiler with a waxy texture.
View pest resistance and texture guide for this variety (see below).
Potato Texture
Yellow skin, light yellow flesh. Firm cooked texture.
First early variety.
A potato seed that produces excellent tubers for:
- Boiling
Waxy potatoes are firmer and hold their shape. Floury potatoes are softer and break up more easily. The potato varieties mentioned on this web site are suggestions only and there are many more available.
1 is WAXY and 9 is FLOURY
| Texture | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Pest and Disease Resistance
The numbers given for pest or disease susceptibility or resistance are to be read as indicators. Factors like soil, crop maturity and skin thickness can affect the outcome of these readings - they are only a guide... don`t get hung up.
1 is Susceptible and 9 is Resistant
| Blt | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| CS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| PCN | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Blt = Blight
CS = Common Scab
PCN = Potato Cyst Nematode
CS = Common Scab
PCN = Potato Cyst Nematode
Photo used with kind permission of the British Potato Council
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