Sibu

Sibu

SIBU is a well proven, late, main crop starch variety. It produces high yields of large sized tubers with very high starch content. Sibu is outstanding in the resistance to foliage- and tuber blight and PVY.

Plant

Maturity Late
Plant type Intermediate
Growth habit Upright
Color of flower White
Foliage development Rapid
Number of tubers Medium - High
Dormancy High

Tuber characteristics

Tuber shape Round
Flesh color White
Eye depth Medium - Deep
Skin color Yellow
Skin characteristic Rough

Resistances

Nematodes Ro 1
Leaf blight High
Late blight High
Rhizoctonia High
Black leg High
Internal rust spot High
Common scab Low - Medium
Damages Low
Bruising Low
PVY Very high
PLRV High - Very high

Yield and Quality

Market outlet Starch
Yield High
Share oversize High
Share undersize Low
Dry matter content High
Dry matter yield High - Very high