Valetta
Valetta is a very early, high yielding table potato with cooking type AB. This variety shows attractive tubers and excellent culinary qualities. It has long, oval tubers, smooth yellow skin and very shallow eyes. Valetta has high tolerances to common scab, rhizoctonia, spraying, bruising and mechanical damages.
Plant |
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| Maturity | Very early |
| Plant type | Intermediate |
| Growth habit | Semi-upright |
| Color of flower | Red-violet |
| Foliage development | Very rapid |
| Number of tubers | Medium |
| Dormancy | Medium, High |
Tuber characteristics |
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| Tuber shape | Long oval |
| Flesh color | Yellow |
| Eye depth | Shallow |
| Skin color | Yellow |
| Skin characteristic | Netted |
Resistances |
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| Nematodes | Ro 1, Ro 4 |
| Leaf blight | Low, Medium |
| Tuber blight | Medium, High |
| Rhizoctonia | High |
| Black leg | High |
| Common scab | High |
| Internal rust spot | High |
| Damages | Medium, High |
| Bruising | High, Very high |
| PVY | Low |
| PLRV | Low, Medium |
Yield and Quality |
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| Market outlet | Ware, Directmarketing |
| Yield | High |
| Share oversize | Medium, High |
| Share undersize | Low |
| Cooking type | Firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration | Low |
| Discoloration raw | Low |
| Dry matter content | Low |