Seed Potatoes: May Queen, 20 pcs. *Japan's No. 2 most produced, a classic moist variety!

Flesh texture: Slightly sticky (Sticky ☆★☆☆☆ Mealy)
Boiling resistance: Slightly low (Low ☆★☆☆☆ High)
Discoloration after cooking: High (Low ☆☆☆☆★ High)
Withering period: Mid-early to mid-season (Early ☆★★☆☆ Late)
Dormancy period: Intermediate (Short ☆☆★☆☆ Long)

☆Characteristics of May Queen☆

May Queen is a potato variety of British origin brought to Japan in 1917 (Taisho 6).

It was originally a variety cultivated by an individual named E. Sadler in Britain. Its parentage is unknown. It was introduced to the public by Sutton & Sons in 1900 (Meiji 33). The name is derived from the queen chosen from village girls during the medieval May Day village festival, but it is forgotten in its home country as it is not superior in taste, yield, or resistance to pests and diseases.

Due to its high adaptability to the Japanese environment, it was certified as a superior variety in Hokkaido along with Baron potato in 1928 (Showa 3). It is currently the second most produced variety after Baron potato. It was not highly regarded before the war, and during the war, it was unified with Baron potato due to food rationing. However, it gained popularity in the Kansai region in the 1950s (Showa 30s) and its demand gradually increased nationwide.

Starch content is about 13-14%, peel browning is unknown, discoloration after cooking is high, reducing sugar content is high, skin color is light brown, flesh color is white, taste is unknown, flesh texture is slightly sticky, boiling resistance is slightly low, shape is oblong, eye depth is very shallow, withering period is mid-early to mid-season, and dormancy period is slightly long.

Pest and disease resistance: Susceptible to potato cyst nematode, weak to scab, medium to slightly strong to powdery scab, weak to PVY-O strain of PVY mosaic virus, very weak to PVY-T strain, none to PVA, strong to X mosaic virus, asymptomatic or shows mosaic symptoms to PVX-o, strong to PVX-b, latent infection with slight PVS, weak to leaf roll virus, none to internal brown spot, none to internal hollow, medium secondary growth.