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Ardeche

An early maincrop starch variety with a good yield, natural resistance against late blight in foliage and tuber, and suitable for the production of flakes.

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

Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    very sensitive / 4,5
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Ethylene
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight
    474
  • Dry matter content
    25,3%
  • Cooking type
    floury / C
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration
    - / -
  • Fries quality
    unsuitable / 4
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    average / 6
  • TGA-level
    4,7 mg/100g
  • S_Harvestability
    - / -

Resistances

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

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.

Adrie Omtzigt
Productmanager
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