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Description
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Tuber Shape: |
Long |
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Eyes: |
Medium shallow |
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Skin: |
Buff, smooth, some light netting |
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Flesh: |
White |
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Plant: |
Medium size and spreading |
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Flower: |
Light violet with orange-green star and white acumens, numerous |
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Characteristics
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Yield: |
Medium- high |
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Specific Gravity: |
High |
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Maturity: |
Mid-season |
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Resistances: |
Rhizoctonia - moderately resistant
Fusarium - moderately resistant
Phoma storage rot - moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt - moderately resistant to seed piece transmission
Net necrosis - moderately resistant
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Susceptibilities: |
PVY - highly susceptible
PLRV - susceptible
Common scab - susceptible
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Storability: |
Good - needs though pile ventilation |
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Consumer Quality: |
Excellent french fry quality. Very good for baking and boiling. |
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Chief Market: |
Excellent french fry cultivar with potential for count carton trade and all season processing. |
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Remarks: |
Produces a good trade of large tubers with few culls. Good resistance to second growth. Space 10 - 12 inches for processing. Space at 8 - 10 inches for seed. |