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Solanum tuberosum L. Potato · Agricultural · bred by The James Hutton Institute

also searched as: алекс

Variety description

10 August 2026

The variety has oval to elongated tubers with very shallow eyes, white skin, and cream flesh. It belongs to culinary type A with a moderate dry matter content of about 18%.

The variety is characterized by low resistance to late blight of both foliage and tubers. In international practice, different genotypes may appear under the name Alex, including varieties of Scottish and Dutch breeding.

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Variety in registries Regions of admission, rights holders, and status of plant breeders' rights

Parties

Breeder
The James Hutton Institute 63 Developed the variety
Applicant
The James Hutton Institute 63 Submitted the application to the register
Rights holder
Landbrugets Kartoffelfond 50 Holds the rights to the variety
Maintainer
LIMAGRAIN UK LTD 1 865 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

The variety is listed in the national registry — its seeds are authorized for sale in this country.

  • GB United Kingdom Terminated

    № 4/560

    Application
    9 November 1994
    Terminated
    31 December 1999
  • GB United Kingdom Active

    № 4/835

    Application
    21 December 2014
    Registration
    1 July 2018

Plant breeders' rights

The right is granted for a limited term: propagation of the variety requires a license from the rights holder.

United Kingdom № 4/560
Terminated
  1. Application filed 9 November 1994
  2. Registered
  3. Entry closed 19 October 1999

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SAKA| SaKa Pflanzenzucht GmbH & Co. KG

DE
1 record

Nearby in the species list Alcander, Alcedo, Alcine, Alcmaria, Aldona, Alegria, Aleks, Alena, Alert, Aletta, Alexander, Alexandra, Alexia, ALEXIS, Alfréd, Alhamra, Alians, Alibaba, Alicante, Alice

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