Swede Varieties
Airlie
General purpose swede variety with resistance to powdery mildew.
Characteristics: Purple skin, cream flesh and intermediate (between globe and tankard) shape. High fresh yields at low dry matter content. Good resistance to powdery mildew.
Brora
Culinary swede variety which can also be fed to livestock.
Characteristics: Attractive deep purple skin and yellow flesh with globe shape of traditional shopping swede. Average yields of dry-matter at a low dry matter content.
Gowrie
Very high yielding general purpose swede variety with resistance to clubroot and powdery mildew.
Characteristics: Attractive purple skin and yellow flesh with globe shape. Very high yields of dry-matter at medium dry-matter content. Clubroot resistance from Invitation. Powdery mildew resistance from both parents.
Invitation
High yielding, purple skinned swede variety, with resistance to clubroot and powdery mildew. Suitable for post-Christmas utilisation.
Characteristics: High dry matter, winter hardy swede. Purple skin, yellow flesh and uniform globe shape.
Kenmore
Very high yielding, purple skinned swede variety with white flesh and resistance to powdery mildew.
Characteristics: Pale purple skin, white flesh and intermediate (between globe and tankard) shape. Very high yields of fresh and dry-matter. Low to medium dry-matter content but moderate winter hardiness. Good powdery mildew resistance.
Lomond
High yielding general purpose swede variety with resistance to clubroot and powdery mildew.
Characteristics: Purple skin and yellow flesh with intermediate (between globe and tankard) shape. High yields of dry-matter at medium dry-matter content. Clubroot resistance from Invitation. Powdery mildew resistance from both parents.
Virtue
Culinary swede variety which can also be fed to livestock.
Characteristics: Attractive deep purple skin and yellow flesh with globe shape of traditional shopping swede. Average yields of dry-matter at a low dry matter content.
