Corsica

An early maincrop crisping variety with a good yield and a good dry matter content.

  • Excellent crisping quality
  • Good storability
  • Uniform tuber size
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Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour
    red violet / RV
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    very high / 4
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7,5
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6,5
  • Skin finish
    below average / 5,5
  • Tuber shape
    round oval / RO
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7
  • Tuberisation
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size
    regular / 7
  • Dormancy
    quite long / 7

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Bentazon
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Ethylene
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight
    441
  • Dry matter content
    23,7%
  • Cooking type
    floury / C
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration
    sensitive / 5
  • Fries quality
    average / 6
  • Dry matter distribution
    average / 6,5
  • Crisping quality
    excellent / 8
  • TGA-level
    5,33

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Spraing
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - foliage
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Fusarium
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Common scab
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Powdery scab
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Black dot
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Wart disease F1
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4
    resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Corsica?

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 Corsica or 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