Everest
VIGOROUS GROWING EARLY TABLE POTATO WITH EXCELLENT TASTE
- Parentage
- Spunta x Maradonna
- Breeder
- Handelsmaatschappij Van Rijn BV
- Breeder's Representative
- Stet Holland
- Maturity
- Early to early main
- Yield
- Very high, early and uniform tuber sizing. It is recommended that defoliation occurs once 30-50% of tops start to die down.
- Tubers
- Uniform oval shape
Light yellow skin and flesh
Shallow eyes
- Eating Quality
- Early to early main season multi-purpose end use.
Consistent colour and good taste.
Potential for early season export.
- Virus Diseases
- Fairly good resistance to virus Y
- Other Diseases
- Moderate susceptibility to leaf blight
Good resistance to tuber blight.
Medium resistance to common scab
- PCN
- Resistant to potato cyst nematodes, pathotype Ro 1