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Leaves Flowers Plant
Sprout tuber Sliced Tuber

General

Botanical Features

Agricultural Features

Prospect is a high yielding variety that sets about five large tubers per plant with few small tubers. Tubers are set deep in the hill so there is low incidence of sunburn. It has good drought tolerance, very good storability quality, medium specific gravity and medium dormancy period.

Reaction to Diseases

Highly resistant: potato wart.
Moderately resistant: PVY, common scab.
Moderately susceptible: early blight, late blight, PVX
Susceptible:  leafroll, PVS.

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

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