The Sherine potato is a first early variety bred by Jack Dunnett and released in 1987. It is known for its white skin, pale cream flesh, and oval shape with shallow eyes. Sherine is versatile in the kitchen, suitable for roasting, mashing, baking, and chipping. It exhibits good resistance to blight and scab but has low resistance to eelworm.
Variety Characteristics
- Maturity: First early
- Skin color: White
- Flesh color: Pale cream
- Tuber shape: Oval
- Eye depth: Shallow
- Texture: Smooth, waxy when cooked
- Cooking type: Suitable for roasting, baking, chipping, and mashing
- Taste: Very good, mild and creamy flavor
- Yield: High yield for an early variety
- Blight resistance: Good (especially early blight)
- Scab resistance: Good
- Eelworm resistance: Low (susceptible)
- Storage quality: Reasonable for an early variety
- Special features: Excellent for exhibitions due to attractive, neat tubers