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Corazon

Second early ware potato variety with a red skin and early a good yield.

  • Excellent skin quality
  • Rather firm cooking
  • Multiple resistances
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Product manager Martin Pot about Corazon

Our product manager Martin Pot explains more about the variety Corazon. It is our earliest red-skinned potato variety with a smooth skin. This variety has a broad resistance to rostochiensis, Virus YnTn and Wart disease. 

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    second early / 7
  • Light sprout colour
    red / R
  • Flower colour
    light purple / LP
  • Number of berries
    very high / 4
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7,5
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7
  • Skin colour
    red / R
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish
    good / 7
  • Tuber shape
    oval long / OL
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7
  • Tuberisation
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5,5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Growth cracks
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    very sensitive / 4
  • Ethylene
    5% to 15% more tubers / 6
  • Underwater weight
    321
  • Dry matter content
    17,8%
  • Cooking type
    rather firm / AB
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration
    - / -
  • Fries quality
    below average / 5,5
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level
    10

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    slightly to not susceptible / 8,5
  • Spraing
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Late blight - foliage
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Fusarium
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Common scab
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Powdery scab
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Black dot
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Wart disease F1
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6
    slightly susceptible / 9
  • Wart disease F18
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4
    resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3
    resistant / 9
  • White nematode Pa 2
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3
    - / -

Frequently Asked Questions 

For which market segment is Corazon best suited?

Corazon is a second early red-skinned variety for the retail segment and traditional market. The variety has good skin quality and is a firm cooking type.

What characterizes the growth and development of Corazon?

Corazon is characterized by fairly rapid initial development and a sturdy plant with good final foliage development. The variety produces large, uniform, long oval tubers with good tuber set and good regularity of tuber shape.

What virus and disease resistances does Corazon have?

Corazon is slightly to not susceptible to the YNTN virus and resistent to wart disease. The variety is resistant to potato cyst nematodes and shows limited susceptibility to common scab, powdery scab and black dot disease.

Which regions is Corazon suited to?

Corazon is primarily aimed at the European markets for red-skinned potatoes in the retail sector and traditional direct sales. Its broad resistances and good skin quality make the variety appealing across several European countries. The variety also has potential in export markets seeking visually appealing red-skinned table potatoes.

Would you like to know more about the Corazon?

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

Roeland Jensma
Productmanager
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