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Leaf Flower Plant
Sprout Tuber Sliced tuber

General

Botanical Features

Agricultural Features

High yielding variety; tubers are usually smooth and quite uniform with very few external or internal defects. Very good resistance to hollow heart. Medium specific gravity. Good storability; medium dormancy period.

Reaction to Diseases

Good resistance : common scab.
Moderately resistant : verticillium wilt, silver scurf.
Susceptible : most potato virus, early blight, late blight, soft rot, fusarium dry rot.

Leaf roll expression: light rolling of bottom leaves only; infected plants have normal size and colour.

References: 1, 6, 8.

Send your comments to cfia.potatosection-sectiondespommesdeterre.acia@inspection.gc.ca regarding potato variety descriptions.

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