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Marfona

A second early ware variety with large tubers, a high yield and suitable for the ‘baker’ markets.

  • Rather firm cooking
  • Uniform tuber shape and size
  • Good virus resistances
Variety Catalogue Cultivation recommendation
Websitefoto's HR Marfona GRB CL©Agrico20
Websitefoto's HR Marfona SNG CL©Agrico20
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Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Bentazon
    - / -
  • Ethylene
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight
    349
  • Dry matter content
    19,2%
  • Cooking type
    rather firm / AB
  • Discolouration after cooking
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Fries quality
    unsuitable / 5
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 4,5
  • TGA-level
  • Carvone oil
    5% to 15% more tubers / 6
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5,5

Resistances

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