Almonda
A medium early, firm cooking ware potato with an attractive yellow skin and flesh. Due to its excellent resistance against late blight Almonda is perfectly suited for organic production. A good ability for washing and a nice grading guarantee a good post-packing appearance. Almonda has furthermore strengths against scab, silver scurf and bruising combined with resistances to PCN Ro 1, 4 and potato wart disease 1.
Plant
|
| Maturity |
Medium early |
| Plant type |
Intermediate |
| Growth habit |
Semi-upright |
| Color of flower |
White |
| Foliage development |
Rapid |
| Number of tubers |
Medium, High |
| Dormancy |
High, Very high |
Tuber characteristics
|
| Tuber shape |
Oval |
| Flesh color |
Yellow |
| Eye depth |
Shallow |
| Skin color |
Yellow |
| Skin characteristic |
Smooth |
Resistances
|
| Nematodes |
Ro 1, Ro 4 |
| Potato wart disease |
Race 1 * |
| Leaf blight |
Very high |
| Tuber blight |
High |
| Rhizoctonia |
Medium, High |
| Black leg |
High |
| Common scab |
High |
| Internal rust spot |
High |
| Second growth |
High |
| Silver scurf |
Very high |
| Damages |
High |
| Bruising |
High |
| PVY |
Medium, High |
| PVY ntn |
Medium, High |
Yield and Quality
|
| Market outlet |
Ware, Directmarketing, Pre-packing, Organic, Peeling |
| Yield |
High |
| Share oversize |
Low, Medium |
| Share undersize |
Low, Medium |
| Cooking type |
Firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration |
Very low, Low |
| Discoloration raw |
Very low, Low |
| Dry matter content |
Medium |
* was found to be resistant in one EU country
