Alowa


Breeder(s) : GERMICOPA - (FRANCE)
Registered in the French official catalogue 2001
Category : Ware potato
Maturity : Early
Code Gnis : 2389



Tuber : Long oval, not very deep eyes, yellow skin, pale yellow flesh.

Sprout : Purple-blue, conical, medium hairiness.

Plant : Medium height, semi-upright habit, intermediate type.

Stem : Nil or very weak to weak pigmentation .

Leaf : Medium green, semi-glossy, half-closed; medium to broad leaflet , oval.

Flowering : Not very abundant.

Flower : Violet-blue, flower bud moderately to strongly pigmented.

Fruit : Rare.






Yield : 107 % of (Sirtéma + Ostara) / 2.

Grading : Proportion of large tubers: high to very high

Susceptibility to diseases :
Leaf blight : rather slightly susceptible.
Tuber blight : moderately susceptible.
Black wart : not attacked.
Common scab : fairly susceptible.
Virus X : susceptible.
Virus A : susceptible.
Virus Y : moderately susceptible.
Leaf roll : rather slightly susceptible.
Nematode RO 1-4 : resistant.

Internal tuber defects  : Very slightly susceptible to rust spots and hollow heart, moderately susceptible to black spots.

Susceptibility to desprouting : Moderately susceptible.

Susceptibility to bruising : Susceptible

Dormancy period : Short.

Culinary quality : Table-use group AB, blackening after cooking: nil, unsuitable for frying.

Dry matter content : Very low.

Keeping quality : Medium.