Premiere

First early variety for the French fries industry with early a good yield.

  • Early delivery straight from the field
  • High dry matter content
  • Good dry matter distribution
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Suggested fertiliser treatment
Nitrogen: standard advice.
Potassium : standard advice +10%.
Phosphate: standard advice.

Storage
Premiere is not suitable for long term storage.

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    first early / 8
  • Light sprout colour
    red violet / RV
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    very high / 4
  • Foliage - initial development
    fast / 8
  • Foliage - final development
    quite good / 7,5
  • Foliage - firmness
    average / 6
  • Foliage - selectability
    average / 6,5
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish
    good / 7
  • Tuber shape
    oval round / OR
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    quite regular / 6
  • Tuberisation
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size
    average / 6,5
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    sensitive / 5
  • Bentazon
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Ethylene
    - / -
  • Underwater weight
    416
  • Dry matter content
    22,4%
  • Cooking type
    floury / BC
  • Discolouration after cooking
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Fries quality
    above average / 6,5
  • Dry matter distribution
    good / 7,5
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 5
  • TGA-level
    2,8
  • Carvone oil
    5% to 15% more tubers / 6
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yn
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Spraing
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Late blight - foliage
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Common scab
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Powdery scab
    susceptible / 5
  • Virus - A
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Virus - X
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Black dot
    - / -
  • Erwinia
    susceptible / 5
  • Wart disease F1
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4
    resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3
    - / -

Would you like to know more about our potato solutions?

Agrico goes beyond just supplying high-quality seed and ware potatoes. We are involved with our customers and provide comprehensive advice in several areas. We have innovative varieties, make use of independent certification, have extensive quality assurance, actively respond to knowledge sharing, are committed to fast and reliable delivery, and have a worldwide network.

If you have a specific question or would like to know what Agrico can do for you, please feel free to contact us.

Alex Moore
Sales Manager
Alex Moore