Vales Emerald is a very early maturing ware potato variety from the United Kingdom, characterized by attractive oval to round, smooth-skinned tubers with yellow flesh and shallow eyes. It features pink sprouts, red-violet flowers, and a semi-erect growth habit. The variety shows high resistance to bruising and external damage, making it suitable for fresh market consumption.
Plant Characteristics
- Maturity: Very early
- Growth Habit: Semi-erect
- Flower Colour: Red violet
- Flower Frequency: Frequent
- Light Sprout Colour: Pink
Tuber Characteristics
- Skin Colour: White to yellow
- Eye Colour: Yellow
- Flesh Colour: Yellow
- Shape: Oval to round
- Eye Depth: Shallow
- Skin Texture: Smooth
Resistance Profile
- Late blight (tubers): Low to medium
- Late blight (foliage – field/lab): Low to medium
- Powdery scab: High
- Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum): Susceptible
- Gangrene (Phoma foveata): Low
- Common scab: Low to medium
- Blackleg (Erwinia spp.): High
- Potato virus Y: Low to medium
- Potato leaf roll virus: Low to medium
