Processing
French fries

Armedi

An early maincrop processing variety suitable for the French fries industry.
  • Good tuberisation
  • Suitable for long term storage
  • Multiple potato cyst nematodes resistances
Marketsegments
Processing
French fries
Armedi GRB CL©Agrico20
Armedi FF©Agrico21
Armedi SNG CL©Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld
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Product manager Martin Pot about Armedi

Armedi is Agrico's new French fries variety. Our Product Manager Martin Pot tells more about its high resistances, baking quality and good storability.

 

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour:
    - / -
  • Flower colour:
    purple / P
  • Number of berries:
    average / 6
  • Foliage - initial development:
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development:
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness:
    firm / 8
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour:
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish:
    average / 6
  • Tuber shape:
    oval long / OL
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    regular / 7
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    average / 6,5
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size:
    quite regular / 6,5
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    average / 6,5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    very sensitive / 3
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    very sensitive / 3
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight:
    402
  • Dry matter content :
    21,8%
  • Cooking type:
    floury / C
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Raw discolouration:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality:
    excellent / 8
  • Dry matter distribution:
    average / 6,5
  • Crisping quality:
    good / 7
  • TGA-level:
    6,0

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn:
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    - / -
  • Spraing:
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Late blight - foliage:
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Fusarium:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Common scab:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Powdery scab:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Black dot:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Wart disease F1:
    slightly susceptible / 9
  • Wart disease F6:
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18:
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4:
    resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3:
    field resistant / 7
  • White nematode Pa 2:
    resistant / 9
  • White nematode Pa 3:
    field resistant / 8

Would you like to know more about the Armedi?

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

Olaf van Campen

Product Manager
Olaf van Campen

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