Edison
Edison is a high yielding french fries maincrop providing perfect frying results - even after long term storage at low temperatures. Also in rough conditions like drought and heat it grows regular sized tubers of a long oval shape with light yellow flesh. Its nice skin quality makes it also suitable as ware crop. Strong performance against bruising, spraing/TRV, scab, powdery scab, PVY and PVYntn. Resistances: PCN Ro 1
Plant
|
| Maturity |
Medium early |
| Plant type |
Intermediate |
| Growth habit |
Semi-upright |
| Color of flower |
Light red-violet |
| Foliage development |
Rapid |
| Number of tubers |
Medium |
| Dormancy |
High |
Tuber characteristics
|
| Tuber shape |
Oval, Long oval |
| Flesh color |
Cream, Light yellow |
| Eye depth |
Shallow, Medium |
| Skin color |
Yellow |
| Skin characteristic |
Smooth, Netted |
Resistances
|
| Nematodes |
Ro 1 |
| Potato wart disease |
Race 1 * |
| Leaf blight |
Medium |
| Tuber blight |
Medium |
| Rhizoctonia |
High |
| Black leg |
Medium, High |
| Common scab |
High |
| Internal rust spot |
Very high |
| Second growth |
High |
| Silver scurf |
Medium, High |
| Damages |
High |
| Bruising |
High |
| PVY |
High |
| PVY ntn |
Very high |
Yield and Quality
|
| Market outlet |
Ware, French fries |
| Yield |
High |
| Share oversize |
High |
| Share undersize |
Very low |
| Cooking type |
Fairly firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration |
Low |
| Discoloration raw |
Low |
| Dry matter content |
Medium |
| Chips quality after harvest |
Very good |
| Chips quality after longterm storage |
Very good |
* was found to be resistant in one EU country
