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
Marketsegments
Traditional
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
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    quite low / 5
  • Tuber size:
    large / 8
  • Regularity of size:
    regular / 7
  • 4 short | 8 long
    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
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    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?

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

Douwe Werkman

Product Manager
Douwe Werkman

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