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.
