Ardeche

An early maincrop starch variety with a good yield, late blight resistant in foliage and tuber and suitable for the production of flakes. Ardeche is one of our Next Generation varieties. 

  • Processing
  • Good starch yield
  • Multiple potato cyst nematodes resistances
  • Good virus resistances

Suitable markets

Processing

Flakes, Starch

Organic

Newest breed available
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Product manager Adrie Omtzigt about Ardeche

Product manager Adrie Omtzigt explains you that Ardeche is a good yielding starch variety. In addition to good resistance to Phytophthora, it has multiple potato cyst nematodes resistances and is suitable for the production of flakes. 

 

Most important Ardeche characteristics

Plant and tuber

  • Maturity
    Early maincrop | 5,5
  • Tuber shape
    Round oval
  • Flesh Colour
    Light yellow | 6,5
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation
    Low | 5
  • 5 small | 8 large
    Tuber size
    Quite large | 7,5
  • Skin colour
    Yellow
  • Flower colour
    White
  • 4 none | 8 many
    Number of berries
    Average | 6
  • 4 slow | 8 fast
    Foliage: - initial development
    Fast | 8
  • 4 slow | 8 fast
    Foliage: - final development
    Fast | 8
  • Foliage: - selectability
    Average | 6,5
  • 4 weak | 8 firm
    Foliage: - firmness
    Quite firm | 7,5
  • Lightsprout colour
    Green-red
  • 4 irregular | 8 regular
    Regularity of tuber shape
    Quite regular | 6,5
  • 5 irregular | 8 regular
    Regularity of size
    Regular | 7
  • 3 insufficient | 8 excellent
    Skin finish
    Moderate | 4

Sensitivity and quality

  • 6 average | 9 high
    Relative yield
    Quite high | 7
  • 300 low | 500 high
    Underwater weight
    474
  • A firm | AB rather firm | B rather floury | BC floury | C floury
    Cooking type
    Floury | C
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy
    Quite short | 5,5
  • Harvest damage
    Quite sensitive | 6
  • 4 very sensitive | 8 minimum to none sensitive
    Secondary growth
    Quite sensitive | 6
  • 4 very sensitive | 8 minimum to none sensitive
    Growth cracks
    Quite sensitive | 6
  • 4 very sensitive | 8 minimum to none sensitive
    Black spot
    Very sensitive | 4,5
  • 17% low | 26,5% high
    Dry matter content
    25,3%
  • 5 moderate | 8 excellent
    Dry matter distribution
    -
  • 1 very low | 11 quite high
    TGA level
    4,7
  • 4 very sensitive | 8 minimum to none sensitive
    Raw discolouration
    -
  • 4 very sensitive | 8 minimum to none sensitive
    Gray discolouration (after cooking)
    Quite sensitive | 6,5
  • 4 unsuitable | 8 excellent
    Fries quality
    Unsuitable | 4
  • 4 unsuitable | 8 excellent
    Crisping quality
    Average | 6

Resistance

  • Late blight foliage
    Minimum to non susceptible | 9
  • Late blight tuber
    Minimum to non susceptible | 9
  • Common scab
    Minimum susceptible | 6
  • PCN Ro 1/4
    Resistant | 9
  • PCN Ro 2/3
    Resistant | 9
  • PCN Pa 2
    Resistant | 9
  • PCN Pa 3
    Field resistant | 7
  • Powdery scab
    Minimum susceptible | 6,5
  • Fusarium
    -
  • Erwinia
    -
  • Black dot
    Minimum susceptible | 7
  • Spraing
    Minimum susceptible | 6
  • Leafroll
    -
  • Virus - A
    -
  • Virus - X
    -
  • Virus - Yn
    Minimum susceptible | 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber symptoms)
    Minimum to non susceptible | 8,5
  • Wart disease F1
    Moderate susceptible | 8
  • Wart disease F6
    Moderate susceptible | 8
  • Wart disease F18
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Peter Geluk

Would you like to know more about the Ardeche?

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 Ardeche or would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

Peter Geluk

Product Manager