Agria

HIGHLY POPULAR, MULTI-PURPOSE POTATO WITH EXCELLENT TASTE, VERY SUITABLE FOR PRE-PACKING AND PROCESSING INTO FRENCH FRIES AND CRISPS.

Parentage

Quarta x Semlo

Breeder

Kartoffelzucht Böhm, Germany

Breeder's Representative

Agrico, Netherlands

Maturity

Early main to main crop

Yield

Very high

Tubers

Large to very large tubers
Long oval shape
Yellow skinned with yellow flesh
Shallow eyes

Eating Quality

Excellent taste, very suitable for pre-packing and processing into French fries and crisps. Highly suited to roasting and baking but is popular across a wide range of uses. Processing quality is excellent even after long term storage.

Virus Diseases

High resistance to virus Y and A, immune to virus X, moderate resistance to leafroll virus.

Other Diseases

Moderate susceptibility to leaf blight, good resistance to tuber blight.
Average resistance to common scab, susceptible to powdery scab.

PCN

Resistant to potato cyst nematodes, pathotypes Ro 1+4.