Kuroda

An early maincrop ware variety with a red skin, excellent heat tolerance and a very good yield.

  • Large tubers
  • Good storability
  • Multiple wart disease resistances
Kuroda nestje met doorsnee
Kuroda SNG CL®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    early maincrop / 6
  • Light sprout colour
    blue violet / BV
  • Flower colour
    purple / P
  • Number of berries
    average / 6
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7,5
  • Skin colour
    red / R
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish
    good / 7
  • Tuber shape
    oval / O
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Tuberisation
    quite low / 5
  • Tuber size
    large / 8
  • Regularity of size
    regular / 7
  • Dormancy
    long / 8

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    sensitive / 5
  • Bentazon
    - / -
  • Ethylene
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight
    426
  • Dry matter content
    23%
  • Cooking type
    floury / BC
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    very sensitive / 4,5
  • Raw discolouration
    - / -
  • Fries quality
    below average / 5,5
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 5
  • TGA-level
    -

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yn
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Spraing
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Late blight - foliage
    susceptible / 5
  • Late blight - tuber
    susceptible / 5
  • Fusarium
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Common scab
    susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab
    very susceptible / 2
  • Black dot
    - / -
  • 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
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Kuroda?

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Douwe Werkman
Productmanager
Douwe Werkman