Winston is a very early maturing potato cultivar developed in the UK by breeder J. Dunnett, combining genetics from Kismet and a Desiree × Maris Piper cross. It produces smooth, oval to round tubers with white to yellow skin, shallow yellow eyes, and creamy flesh. The plant has a spreading habit, red-violet flowers (though rarely seen), and poor foliage cover. Winston is suitable for multi-purpose and salad use, offering a fairly firm texture when cooked and little to no discoloration.
Tuber Characteristics
- Skin Colour: White to yellow
- Eye Colour: Yellow
- Flesh Colour: Cream
- Shape: Oval to round
- Eye Depth: Shallow
- Skin Texture: Smooth
- Shape Uniformity: Medium to uniform
- Dormancy Period: Medium
Utilisation & Quality
- Cooking Type: Fairly firm to firm (multi-purpose/salad type)
- After Cooking Blackening: None to trace
- Dry Matter Content: Very low to low
- Resistance to Internal Bruising: Medium to high
- Resistance to External Damage: Moderate
Disease & Pest Resistance
- Late Blight (tubers): Medium
- Late Blight (foliage): Low to medium
- Dry Rot (Fusarium spp./coeruleum): Very low to low
- Gangrene: Medium
- Wart Disease: Field immune
- Common Scab: Medium
- Blackleg: Medium to high
- PVY: High to very high
- PLRV: Medium
- PVA, PVX: Low
- Globodera rostochiensis (Ro1): High resistance
- Globodera pallida (Pa1, Pa2): Low resistance