| Rooster | | | | | | | | General Description | An excellent all-round potato combining beautiful taste with good yields. Rooster produces excellent French fries and it is perfect for mashing and roasting. As a special variety, careful seed handling is necessary for optimal crop results. The No.1 variety in Ireland! |  | | Parentage | OP 2532 \ 64 x Pentland Ivory | | | Maturity | Maincrop | | | Tuber Characteristics | | | Shape | Oval | | | Skin colour | Red | | | Flesh colour | Yellow | | | Depth of eyes | Shallow | | | Dormancy | 5 | | | Dry matter content | 22% | | | Overall keeping quality | Good | | | Damage | 6 | | | Bruising | 6 | | | Yield | Very high | | | Resistance to Disease & Pests | | | Common scab | 6 | | | Powdery scab | 6 | | | Foliage blight | 4 | | | Tuber blight | 6 | | | Blackleg | 7 | | | Wart disease | I | | | PCN Ro1 | S | | | PCN Pallida | S | |
Scale of 1 to 9 ( 9 being the most desirable )I = ImmuneR = ResistantS = Susceptiblen/a = Result Not Available
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