Bounty [85G040 x valor] is a commercial mid-season seed potato variety with high yields of round oval shaped tubers suitable for the fresh market.
Bounty has a bright cream skin and cream flesh making it a good, general purpose cooking potato.
Grower information
Pest and disease resistance
Common Scab: Moderate resistance
Powdery Scab: Slightly susceptible
Gangrene: n/a
Black Leg: Resistant
Foliage Blight: Slightly susceptible
Silver Scurf: Slightly susceptible
Dry Rot: Moderately susceptible
Tuber Blight: Moderately susceptible
Potato Leaf Roll Virus: Moderate resistance
Potato Virus Y: Moderate resistance
PCN RO1: Resistant
PCN pallida (2,3): Susceptible
Black Dot: Resistant
Rhizoctonia: n/a
Agronomic attributes
Dormancy: Medium
Damage resistance: Slightly susceptible
Bruising resistance: Slightly susceptible
Maturity: Main crop
Yield: Very high
Consumer information
Quality attributes
Skin Colour: Bright cream
Skin Texture: Smooth
Flesh Colour: Cream
Dry Matter: Medium
Tuber Shape: Round short oval
Uniformity of Shape: Very good
Yellow Eye Depth: Shallow
Cooking attributes
Bounty is a firm cooking type potato with a good taste and texture.
It is an excellent potato for general use - good for dry baking, roasting boiling, mashing and microwave.
Ready to place an order?
Contact Elders' Potato Manager, Sharon Elphinstone.
