Spunta, Nicola, , Herms, Lady Rosetta, Diamant, Chipie, Vega, Eden

 

 

Category : Ware potato

Maturity : Medium-early to medium

 

Tuber :

Rounded, shallow to moderately sunken eyes, yellow skin, pale yellow flesh.

 

Sprout :

Purplish red, ovoid, medium to dense hairiness.

 

Plant :

Medium to tall, semi-upright habit, intermediate type.

 

Stem :

Nil or very weak to weak pigmentation

 

Leaf :

Medium to dark green, semi-glossy, half-opened to open; medium to large leaflet, medium width.

 

   

Grading :

Proportion of large tubers: very high.

 

Susceptibility to diseases :

Leaf blight : susceptible.
Tuber blight : ather slightly susceptible
Black wart : not attacked.
Common scab : fairly susceptible.
Virus X : resistant.
Virus A : resistant.
Virus Y : fairly susceptible.
Leaf roll : ther slightly susceptible.
Nematode RO 1-4 : susceptible.

 

Internal tuber defects  :

Very slightly susceptible to rust spots and hollow heart, susceptible to black spots.

 

Susceptibility to disporting :

Moderately susceptible.

 

Susceptibility to bruising :

Slightly susceptible.

 

Dormancy period :

Medium.

Culinary quality :

Table-use groups B-BC, slight blackening after cooking, good fry colour.

 

Dry matter content :

Medium.

 

Keeping quality :

Fairly poor.

 

 

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