Belle de Fontenay

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Potato 'Belle de Fontenay'

Genus	solanum
Species	Solanum tuberosum
Cultivar	'Belle de Fontenay'
Origin	France

Belle de Fontenay is a small fingerling potato variety with yellow skin and yellow flesh.^[1] This heirloom variety was released in France in 1885.^[2]

This variety has a firm, waxy texture and is suitable for salads and soup.^[3] This variety has a long shaped tuber with a shallow eye depth and smooth skin. The colour of the base of the light sprout is blue, the maturity is early maincrop, the flowers are a blue violet colour and there are no berries on the plant of this species.^[4]

References

↑ "Solanum tuberosum 'Belle de Fontenay'". Gardener's World. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ Alan Romans (October 2005). The Potato Book. frances lincoln ltd. p. 52.
↑ "Salad potato". BBC . Retrieved 26 February 2012.
↑ "Varieties". varieties.ahdb.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-01.

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Adirondack Blue Adirondack Red Agata Almond Alturas Amandine Amflora Anya Atlantic Austrian Crescent Bamberg Belle de Fontenay Bintje Black Champion Bloomer British Queen Butte Champion Désirée Gala Golden Wonder Home Guard International Kidney Irish Lumper Irish White Kennebec Kerr's Pink King Edward Kipfler Laura Lenape Marcy Marfona Maris Piper Megachip Melody Mizen Pike Pink Fir Apple Rainier Russet Ranger Russet Ratte Red Gold Red La Soda Red Norland Red Pontiac Rooster Russet Burbank Russian blue Shetland Black Skerry Champion Stobrawa Superior Ulster Emblem Umatilla Russet Villetta Rose Vitelotte Vivaldi Yellow Finn Yukon Gold		Potato cultivars
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