Fajah

An early and strong ware variety with regular large tubers with a relatively high dry matter content.

  • Large tubers and high yield
  • Long oval tubers and uniform in size
  • Short dormancy, suitable for second crop
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Productmanager Olaf van Campen about Fajah

Olaf van Campen tells more about the variety Fajah. A strong traditional variety with a good strong plant and large tubers.

Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Harvest damage
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Bentazon
    sensitive / 5
  • Ethylene
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight
    354
  • Dry matter content
    19,4%
  • Cooking type
    floury / BC
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Fries quality
    good / 7
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    above average / 6,5
  • TGA-level
    4,5

Resistances

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

Would you like to know more about the Fajah?

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
Olaf van Campen