Nectar

Potato

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Yukon Gold'

Summary: The lightsprout of 'Nectar' is ovoid in shape with a medium number of root tips while the light sprout of 'Yukon Gold' is spherical with few root tips. 'Nectar' has a lightsprout base with a weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration and medium pubescence while the light sprout base of 'Yukon Gold' has a medium to strong intensity of anthocyanin with dense pubescence. The tip of the lightsprout in 'Nectar' has absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration and medium pubescence while the tip of the light sprout of 'Yukon Gold' has medium intensity of anthocyanin with sparse pubescence. 'Nectar' has an absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration on the stem while the stem of 'Yukon Gold' has a low to medium extent of anthocyanin. 'Nectar' has a taller plant height than 'Yukon Gold'. The leaf of 'Nectar' has a closed to intermediate openness while it is open in 'Yukon Gold'. 'Nectar' has a low frequency of coalescence of the terminal and lateral leaflets while it is absent or very low in 'Yukon Gold'. The extent of anthocyanin colouration on the flower bud of 'Nectar' is absent or very low while it is medium to high in 'Yukon Gold'. The corolla of 'Nectar' is large with an absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration on the inner side while the corolla of 'Yukon Gold' is medium sized with a large extent of anthocyanin. The anthocyanin on the inner side of the corolla of 'Nectar' is absent or very weak in intensity while it is weak to medium for 'Yukon Gold'. The time of maturity in 'Nectar' is late while it is early to medium for 'Yukon Gold'.

Description:

PLANT: stem to intermediate type foliage structure, upright to semi-upright growth habit, late maturity

STEM: absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration

LEAVES: medium size outline, closed to intermediate openness, medium presence of secondary leaflets, medium green, absent or very low extent and absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration on the midrib of the upper side, low frequency of coalescence of terminal and lateral leaflets
SECOND PAIR OF LATERAL LEAFLETS: medium size, narrower to as broad than long width in relation to length
LEAFLET: very weak to weak waviness of margin, medium depth veins, medium glossiness on upper side, no pubescence on blade at apical rosette

INFLORESCENCE: medium frequency per plant, medium size, absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration on peduncle
FLOWER BUD: absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration
COROLLA: large, absent or very low extent of anthocyanin colouration on the inner side, anthocyanin absent to very weak in intensity with absent or low proportion of blue

TUBER: short oval to oval, medium to dark yellow flesh
TUBER EYES: shallow depth
TUBER SKIN: yellow, red at base of eye, medium anthocyanin colouration in reaction to light

LIGHTSPROUT: medium size, ovoid, medium number of root tips, short lateral shoots
LIGHTSPROUT BASE: weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration, absent or low proportion of blue in the anthocyanin colouration, medium pubescence
LIGHTSPROUT TIP: small size in relation to base, closed habit, absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration, medium pubescence

Origin & Breeding History: The origin of 'Nectar' is the result of the cross made in 1992 between 'Famosa' and 'Red Cara' at the Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre, Carlow, Co. Carlow, Ireland. The selection criteria included earliness, skin finish quality, disease resistance, yield and taste.

Tests & Trials: Tests and trials were conducted during the 2011 growing season in Drummond, New Brunswick. Plots consisted of 60 plants grown in a single row with a row length of 18.5 meters and a row spacing of 0.9 meters.

Comparison table for 'Nectar' with reference variety 'Yukon Gold'

Plant height (cm)

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Potato: 'Nectar' (left) with reference variety 'Yukon Gold' (right)