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Breeder(s) : Germicopa S.A. - France
Registered in the French official catalogue 2002
Category : Ware potato
Maturity : Medium-early
Code Gnis : 4049



Tuber : Elongated, shallow to moderately deep eyes, skin red, smooth to medium, dark yellow flesh.

Sprout : Purplish red, ovoid, slightly hairy.

Plant : Medium to tall, upright to semi-upright habit, semi-leafy type.

Stem : Moderately to highly pigmented.

Leaf : Medium green, matt, medium to large size; large leaflet, of medium to wide width.

Flowering : Light.

Flower : Purplish red lightly pigmented flower bud.

Fruit : None or very light to light.






Yield : 103% of (Claustar + Désirée) / 2.

Grading : Proportion of large tubers: rare.

Susceptibility to diseases :
Leaf blight : Susceptible.
Tuber blight : Susceptible.
Black wart : Not Attacked.
Common scab : Fairly Susceptible
Virus X : Susceptible.
Virus A : Resistant.
Virus Y : Fairly susceptible.
Leaf roll : Average susceptibility.
Nematode RO 1-4 : Resistant.

Internal tuber defects  : Fairly resistant to rust spots, to hollow heart and black spots.

Susceptibility to desprouting : Average susceptibility.

Susceptibility to bruising : Average susceptibility.

Dormancy period : Average.

Culinary quality : Holds shape very well when cooked, table-use group A, very slight blackening after cooking, fry colour: medium to high.

Dry matter content : Low.

Keeping quality : Fairly poor.