SMILE

SMILE

Potato Variety Information

Variety Name: SmileRights Holder | Breeder: D. BIEMOND BVCountry of Origin: Netherlands NetherlandsYear of of introduction: 2005

Variety Description

The Smile potato is a distinctive table variety recognized for its unique skin coloration, making it suitable for pre-packing. The Smile potato has garnered interest due to its eye-catching appearance, particularly the bright red skin with a white 'smile' marking around the eyes.

Key Characteristics

  • Maturity: Classified as a second early variety. 
  • Plant Description: Very short plants with red-violet flowers. 
  • Disease Resistance: Shows resistance to powdery scab but is susceptible to late blight on foliage, splitting, and potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 and Globodera pallida Pa2/3,1.  

Tuber Characteristics

  • Shape of tuber: Oval Colour of skin Red parti-coloured 
  • Colour of flesh: Cream 
  • Depth of eyes: Shallow 
  • Smoothness of skin: Smooth  

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