| Shannon | | | | | | | | General Description | An early variety with high resistance to common scab and good resistance to tuber blight. Shannon produces high early yields of large good eating potatoes particularly suitable for baking. |  | | Parentage | Olinda x Cara | | | Maturity | Very early maincrop | | | Tuber Characteristics | | | Shape | Oval | | | Skin colour | Red | | | Flesh colour | White | | | Depth of eyes | Shallow | | | Dormancy | 7 | | | Dry matter content | 18.40% | | | Overall keeping quality | Very good | | | Damage | 7 | | | Bruising | 7 | | | Yield | Very high | | | Resistance to Disease & Pests | | | Common scab | 7 | | | Powdery scab | 3 | | | Foliage blight | 4 | | | Tuber blight | 5 | | | Blackleg | 4 | | | 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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