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General
- Origin & Breeding: bred by Jr. J. C. Dorst from the cross (Paul Kruger x Preferent) in Wageningen (Holland) in 1919
- Year registered in Canada: 1995
- Registration number: 4170
- Maturity: very late.
Botanical Features
- Plants: medium, spreading growth; few, vigorous, thick stems, slight purple pigmentation; straight or slightly waved wings.
- Leaves: grayish green, fairly open, moderately large, rigid.
Terminal leaflets: obovate, corrugated, tip acute.
Primary leaflets: narrowly ovate, corrugated; tip acute; base asymmetrical; long petiolule. - Flowers: numerous, medium size mauve corolla with white tips; late in development; few berries.
- Tubers: round to oval, large, uniform; fairly rough yellow skin; moderately shallow eyes; pale yellow flesh.
- Sprouts: ovoid, small to medium; medium red-violet pigmentation, weaker at the apex; weak pubescence.
Agricultural Features
High yielding variety; tubers are usually quite uniform and have good resistance to internal bruising. Very late variety, seed should be prepared to advance maturity in Eastern Canada. Medium specific gravity.
- Utilization: fairly firm to floury flesh, little after cooking discolouration, good for boiling.
- Chief Market: seed exportation.
Reaction to Diseases
Immune: potato wart (race 1)
Moderately resistant: late blight, common scab, PVA.
Moderately susceptible: leaf roll, PVX, PVY.
References: 1, 6, 7.
Send your comments to cfia.potatosection-sectiondespommesdeterre.acia@inspection.gc.ca regarding potato variety descriptions.
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