Merida

VERY HIGH YIELDING QUALITY TABLE POTATO WITH EXCELLENT SUITABILITY FOR WASHING AND FRESH MARKETING.

Parentage

L 509/93/334 x L 175/93/88

Breeder

Böhm Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion OHG, Germany

Breeder's Representative

Europlant, Germany

Maturity

Early season

Yield

Very high yield

Tubers

Round-oval tuber shape
Very smooth skin and yellow flesh colour
Shallow eyes

Eating Quality

Early fresh market.
Very low discolouration after boiling, very good table
quality.

Virus Diseases

High resistance to Potato Virus Y (PVY) and medium
resistance to Potato Leafroll virus (PLRV).

Other Diseases

High resistance to common scab and leaf blight.

PCN

Resistant to potato cyst nematodes Ro 1-3.