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Amour

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Solanum tuberosum L. Potato · Agricultural · bred by SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE

also searched as: амоур

Variety description

10 August 2026

The Scottish variety Amour is an early maincrop potato with red skin and shallow eyes. Its tubers are notable for uniformity in size and color, the flesh is light, with low dry matter content. The variety is characterized by acceptable resistance to late blight and resistance to potato cyst nematode (Ro1).

The Russian variety "Амур" belongs to mid-early table varieties. The plant is tall, spreading, with red-violet flowers. Oval-shaped tubers with red skin and light yellow flesh contain 12.6–15.7% starch and belong to culinary type B. The variety is resistant to potato wart, but susceptible to golden nematode.

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

Parties

Breeder
Scottish Crop Research Institute 10 Developed the variety
Applicant
The James Hutton Institute 63 Submitted the application to the register
Rights holder
The James Hutton Institute 63 Holds the rights to the variety
Maintainer
JAMIESON BROTHERS 7 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 Active

    № 4/581

    Application
    13 November 1995
    Registration
    4 December 1998

Plant breeders' rights

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

European Union № 19980844
Terminated
  1. Application filed 19 June 1998
  2. Registered 16 November 1998
  3. Entry closed 19 February 2018

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