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Leaf Flower Plant
Sprout Tuber Sliced tuber

General

Botanical Features

Agricultural Features

High yielding variety, attractive appearance, widely adapted. Undersizing can be a problem if soil moisture becomes limiting. Well suited for washing at maturity. Good storability. Medium specific gravity.

Remark: space at 15 cm with low nitrogen for seed export.

Reaction to Diseases

Moderately resistant: late blight, common scab, rhizoctonia, silver scurf, stem-end browning, tuber net necrosis, verticillium wilt.
Susceptible: black leg, fusarium dry rot, leaf roll, phoma rot, PVX and PVY.

References: 1, 6.

Send your comments to cfia.potatosection-sectiondespommesdeterre.acia@inspection.gc.ca regarding potato variety descriptions.

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