Allstar

Maincrop starch variety with a good starch yield and resistant to various types of potato wart diseases.

  • Quite large tubers
  • High dry matter content
  • Multiple resistances
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Product manager Douwe Werkman about Allstar

Allstar is a maincrop starch variety from Agrico. Our Product Manager Douwe Werkman tells more about its broad resistances and good yield.

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    maincrop / 4,5
  • Light sprout colour
    blue violet / BV
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    very high / 4
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    cream / 5
  • Skin finish
    quite poor / 5
  • Tuber shape
    round oval / RO
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    quite regular / 6
  • Tuberisation
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6
  • Dormancy
    average / 6

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    very sensitive / 4
  • Growth cracks
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Ethylene
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight
    508
  • Dry matter content
    27%
  • Cooking type
    floury / C
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    very sensitive / 4
  • Raw discolouration
    - / -
  • Fries quality
    unsuitable / 4
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 5
  • TGA-level
    10,1 mg/100g
  • S_Harvestability
    - / -

Resistances

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

Would you like to know more about the Allstar?

The best way to guarantee a good harvest and the best return on your investment is to start out with healthy, high-quality seed potatoes and expert advice. At Agrico, we are committed to and invest in knowledge and research. This has enabled us to cultivate a wide range of unique potato varieties that display effective resistance, strong variety characteristics and a high yield. Naturally, the seed potatoes we supply are fully certified.

If you have any specific questions about the Allstar or would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

Douwe Werkman
Productmanager
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