Constance

Second early ware potato variety with a bright yellow skin and light yellow flesh colour.

  • Beautiful appearance
  • Uniform tuber size
  • Rather firm cooking
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Product manager Douwe Werkman about Constance

Our product manager Douwe Werkman explains more about the variety Constance, a second early ware variety with a good regularity of size and high yields. 

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    second early / 7
  • Light sprout colour
    blue violet / BV
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    average / 6
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6,5
  • Skin finish
    excellent / 8
  • Tuber shape
    oval round / OR
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7
  • Tuberisation
    average / 6
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7
  • Regularity of size
    regular / 7
  • Dormancy
    average / 6,5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Growth cracks
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage
    very sensitive / 4,5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Ethylene
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight
    358
  • Dry matter content
    19,7%
  • Cooking type
    rather firm / AB
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality
    below average / 5,5
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level
    4,3

Resistances

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

Frequently Asked Questions

For which market segment is Constance best suited?

Constance is a second early variety with a beautiful yellow skin and light yellow flesh, intended for the retail and traditional markets. Its rather firm cooking type makes it versatile for a wide range of culinary uses.

What characterizes the growth and development of Constance?

Constance is characterized by fairly rapid initial development and a relatively sturdy plant with good final foliage development. The variety produces rather large, oval round tubers with average tuber set, excellent skin finish and good regularity of tuber shape. The variety shows limited susceptibility to secondary growth and growth cracks.

What makes Constance stand out in practice?

Constance is known for its beautiful yellow skin and excellent skin finish, making the variety particularly appealing for retail presentation. The variety shows limited susceptibility to bruising and damage, ensuring that batches maintain a good appearance after transport and storage. The combination of visual appeal and reliable cooking performance make Constance a strong retail product.

Which regions is Constance suited to?

Constance is primarily aimed at the West European retail market and is sold in several European countries. Its strong visual appeal and good cooking qualities make the variety an attractive option for supermarket chains seeking a high-quality and visually appealing product.

Would you like to know more about the Constance?

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 Evolutionor 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
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