APHRODITE

Early maturing potato variety with a very beautiful skin
and high yields.

Crossbreeding:
Jaerla x 55-37

Maturing time:
Early, with rather early tuber setting.
The number of tubers per plant is normal.

Yield:
Is high to very high with a regular selection.
The tubers are medium-large.

Use:
Is a popular solid-boiling consumption potato with a good, neutral taste
(boiling type AB), pure colour, does not lose colour after boiling and a
very beautiful skin. Suitable for cultivation on all types of soil.

Tuber:

• The tubers are round-oval and shallow
• The skin colour is yellow
• The colour is light yellow
• The dry-substance content is moderate
• The preserving capacity is good
• The germinative capacity is moderate

Leaves:
Fast developing, high growing, well-covering, robust leaves
with a normal number of stems

Resistance:
Is fairly resistant against all viral diseases. Is fairly resistant
to mechanical damage.
The phytophthora resistance in the leaves is moderate, in the tuber good.
Is fairly resistant to heat and drought.

Cultivation:
Fertilisation in line with other medium-early varieties.
Plant distance the same as corresponding varieties.

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