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Carolus

An early maincrop, multipurpose ware variety with attractive red eyes and late blight resistance in foliage and tuber.
  • Multipurpose variety
  • High dry matter content
  • Floury cooking
Marketsegments
Organic
Traditional
Retail
Carolus nestje met doorsnee
Carolus SNG CL®Agrico20
Carolus FF®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    early maincrop / 6
  • Tuber shape:
    oval / O
  • Flesh colour:
    yellow / 7
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    average / 6
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7
  • Skin colour:
    yellow with red eyes / Y/R
  • Flower colour:
    purple / P
  • Number of berries:
    none / 4
  • Foliage - initial development:
    average / 6
  • Foliage - final development:
    good / 8
  • Foliage - selectability:
    average / 6,5
  • Foliage - firmness:
    firm / 8
  • Light sprout colour:
    blue violet / BV
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    regular / 7
  • Regularity of size:
    regular / 7
  • Skin finish:
    good / 7

Sensitivity and quality

  • Underwater weight:
    398
  • Cooking type:
    floury / BC
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    average / 6,5
  • Harvest damage:
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    very sensitive / 4,5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Secondary growth:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks:
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Dry matter content :
    21,6
  • Dry matter distribution:
    excellent / 8
  • TGA-level:
    5,4
  • Raw discolouration:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Gray discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Fries quality:
    good / 7
  • Crisping quality:
    good / 7
  • Carvone oil:
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7

Resistances

  • Late blight - foliage:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Common scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4:
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3:
    - / -
  • Powdery scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Fusarium:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Erwinia:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Black dot:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Spraing:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    - / -
  • Virus - A:
    - / -
  • Virus - X:
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Wart disease F1:
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6:
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18:
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Carolus?

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

Adrie Omtzigt

Product Manager
Omtzigt, Adrie | PM | Portret

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