Organic
Processing
Flakes, Starch

Ardeche

An early maincrop starch variety with a good yield, late blight resistant in foliage and tuber and suitable for the production of flakes.
  • Good starch yield
  • Multiple potato cyst nematodes resistances
  • Good virus resistances
Marketsegments
Organic
Processing
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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
  • Tuber shape:
    round oval / RO
  • Flesh colour:
    light yellow / 6,5
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    quite low / 5
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7,5
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flower colour:
    white / W
  • Number of berries:
    average / 6
  • Foliage - initial development:
    fast / 8
  • Foliage - final development:
    good / 8
  • Foliage - selectability:
    average / 6,5
  • Foliage - firmness:
    quite firm / 7,5
  • Light sprout colour:
    green red / GR
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Regularity of size:
    regular / 7
  • Skin finish:
    very poor / 4

Sensitivity and quality

  • Underwater weight:
    474
  • Cooking type:
    floury / C
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    quite short / 5,5
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    very sensitive / 4,5
  • Dry matter content :
    25,3
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • TGA-level:
    4,7
  • Raw discolouration:
    - / -
  • Gray discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • Crisping quality:
    average / 6
  • Carvone oil:
    5% fewer tubers / 4

Resistances

  • Late blight - foliage:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Common scab:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • 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
  • Powdery scab:
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Fusarium:
    - / -
  • Erwinia:
    - / -
  • Black dot:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Spraing:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    - / -
  • Virus - A:
    - / -
  • Virus - X:
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly to not susceptible / 8,5
  • Wart disease F1:
    moderately susceptible / 8
  • Wart disease F6:
    moderately susceptible / 8
  • Wart disease F18:
    - / -

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

Peter Geluk

Product Manager
Peter Geluk

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