White Lady is an intermediate-maturing potato variety bred by the Pannon University of Agricultural Sciences and marketed by Agrico UK Ltd. Known for its oval to round tubers with white to yellow skin, yellow eyes, and creamy flesh, this semi-erect plant produces frequent white flowers but no berries. It has moderate resistance to physical damage and medium dry matter content, making it suitable for general use.
Key Characteristics
- Maturity: Intermediate
- Growth Habit: Semi erect
- Flower Colour: White
- Flower Frequency: Frequent
- Berry Production: None
- Light Sprout Colour: Pink
Tuber Characteristics
- Skin Colour: White to yellow
- Eye Colour: Yellow
- Flesh Colour: Cream
- Shape: Oval to round
- Eye Depth: Medium
- Skin Texture: Intermediate to rough
- Shape Uniformity: Medium to uniform
Utilisation & Quality
- Dry Matter Content: Medium
- Resistance to External Damage: Moderate to resistant
- Resistance to Internal Bruising: Low to medium
Diseases & Pest Resistances
- Late Blight (tubers/foliage): Very low to low
- Powdery Scab: Medium to high
- Gangrene: Medium
- Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum): Field immune
- Common Scab: Medium
- Blackleg: Very low
- Potato virus Y: Very high
- Potato leaf roll virus: Very high
- Globodera rostochiensis (Ro1): Very high resistance
- Globodera pallida (Pa1, Pa2, Pa3): Very low to low resistance