Agria


Genetic origin : Quarta X Semlo
Breeder(s) : KARTOFFELZUCHT BOHM. - (ALLEMAGNE)
Registered in the European catalogue
Category : Ware potato
Maturity : Medium



Tuber : Oval, regular, very shallow eyes, yellow skin, yellow flesh.

Sprout : Purple, spherical, very dense hairiness.

Plant : High, upright habit, semi-branching type.

Stem : Weak pigmentation, with well-developed wavy wings.

Leaf : Clear green, moderately divided, half-opened; medium-sized leaflet, round oval (I = 1.68); flat lamina.

Flowering : Moderately abundant.

Flower : White, partially pigmented flower bud.

Fruit : Rare.






Yield : 112 % of Bintje.

Grading : Proportion of large tubers: High to very high.

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

Internal tuber defects  : Slightly susceptible to rust spots and hollow heart, fairly susceptible to black spots.

Susceptibility to desprouting : Rather slightly susceptible.

Dormancy period : Fairly long.

Culinary quality : Table-use group B, blackening after cooking: nil, very good fry colour.

Dry matter content : Fairly low.

Keeping quality : Fairly good.




Medium maturity productive variety, with large tubers appearing quite appropriate for processing in spite of a dry matter content rather lower than BINTJE. It is susceptible to common scab.