Experience in certified PBR potato seeds
Elders has provided Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) potato seed varieties to the Australian potato industry for many years. We are arguably the leaders in supply of PBR potato varieties in Australia, so when buying from our Elders experts, you can be assured you are buying the best certified PBR potato seeds available.
Elders sells a variety of certified seed of PBR potato varieties with unique strengths, including high yields, low disease status and higher general disease resistance.
We offer the industry a potato range with diverse cooking styles and eating experiences. After starting with only a handful of varieties, our collection has grown to over 35, each at various stages of commercialisation and development. The market is currently moving towards yellow fleshed potatoes, and as such, Elders is currently working on the expansion of this range.
Elders potato varieties
The Elders Potato Variety Guide is your complete guide to the entire Elders potato seed range. Download your copy now
With so many incredible varieties to choose from, we’ve grouped them below by skin colour to make your selection easier.
Simply click on the variety name you’re interested in to reveal a brief description and downloadable fact sheet (PDF), which includes a summary of the varieties’ attributes, grower information and even cooking suggestions.
Yellow skinned varieties
An early season variety with high yields of round oval shaped potatoes, Allora is bright yellow flesh and skin potato. The variety is well suited to general use and has nice potato culinary characteristics.
A mid to late season variety, this is a very versatile variety with very high productivity, Amany has a nice and regular sharp and long term storage ability. This variety is a well suited french fry variety, it can also be used as a table potato.
Fidelia is an early salad type variety for the fresh market. The variety has a high yield potential, an attractive appearance and very good culinary qualities. This variety is similar to Nicola and Dutch Cream.
Malou is round shaped tuber with a bright yellow skin and medium yellow flesh. High yields with normal inputs, early maturing with no secondary growth issue in hot climates.
Noha is a variety with an overall good general aspect and uniform oblong tubers, A yellow flesh main crop variety, displaying good behaviour in storage. This variety was bred to suit Mediterranean conditions and has good conservation behaviour. It has a nice skin finish.
Cream skinned varieties
A mid season variety with high yields of round oval shaped potatoes, Bounty has a bright cream skin and is a cream flesh potato. The variety is well suited to the general market and yields very well.
A mid season variety with high yields of oblong shaped cream to light yellow potato with yellow flesh, Daisy is well suited to general cooking but specialises in baking and roasting with a great potato flavour.
Kelly is a white flesh variety suitable for french fries. Kelly has an excellent fry quality, even after nine months of storage. This variety is adaptable to a wide range of geographical growing areas, very high in production with large tubers. Kelly is vigorous and has excellent rooting.
A quick maturing variety with high yields of oblong shaped potatoes, Kestrel has a light cream skin with purple eyes and a cream flesh coloured potato. The variety is well suited to the general and gourmet market with a great potato flavour and versatile cooking uses. Kestrel is the most identifiable variety in the market.
A main season variety with very high yields of round oval shaped potatoes, Lanorma has light cream skin and light-yellow flesh coloured potatoes. The variety is well suited to the general market with a great potato flavour and versatile cooking uses.
An early season variety with very high yields of oblong shaped potatoes and tolerates drought, Laperla has light cream skin and cream to light yellow flesh coloured potatoes. The variety is well suited to the fresh market with a sweet potato flavour which rated highly in taste testing.
An early main season variety with high yields of round oval shaped potatoes, Nadine has a bright cream skin and cream flesh.
The variety is well suited to the general market and yields very well.
An early medium season variety with very high yields of short oval shaped potatoes, Valor has a cream skin and is a cream flesh colour potato. The variety is well suited to general boiling for the bulk market.
White skinned varieties
A mid season variety with high yields of oblong shaped potatoes, Eva has white skin and flesh coloured potatoes. The variety is well suited to the general market with a great potato flavour and versatile cooking uses.
A main season variety with high yields of oval shaped potatoes, Excalibur has light cream skin cream flesh coloured potatoes. The variety is well suited to the general and gourmet market with a great potato flavour and versatile cooking uses.
Gatsby is early main crop season variety with good yields and bold white tuber. It is deal for baking. Also has a bright white skin and cream flesh coloured potatoes.
Harmony has excellent washing qualities that produce high pack outs of medium sized tubers. Harmony produces bold uniformly shaped tubers with a smooth white skin finish. It is high yielding, low out-graded, has excellent damage and bruise resistance while also storing well.
A main season variety, Kingsman is a good alternative for Maris Piper. It provides exceptionally high marketable yields of bright, oval tubers.
La Strada is early season variety with very high yields bold and bright tubers. Also has a white skin and cream flesh coloured potato. The variety is well suited to general market and good yields.
Manhattan is early main crop season variety with high yields and short oval shape potato. Also has a bright cream skin and is a white flash coloured potato. The variety is well suited to general market and yields well.
Red skinned varieties
A Maincrop season variety with medium to high yields of short oval shaped potatoes, Merlot has a bright deep red skin and yellow flesh. The variety has firm flesh and delicate aroma typical of European style potatoes.
Speak to your local potato expert for more information.
