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Levante

An early maincrop high yielding ware variety with a nice yellow skin and late blight resistance in foliage and tuber.
  • High tuberisation
  • Good skin finish
  • Good storability
Marketsegments
Organic
Traditional
Retail
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Product manager Martin Pot about Levante

Product Manager Martin Pot explains the advantages of using Levante. Levante is a new potato variety for the retail market and a new member of the Next Generation range.

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Tuber shape:
    long oval / LO
  • Flesh colour:
    light yellow / 6
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    high / 8
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flower colour:
    white / W
  • Number of berries:
    below average / 5,5
  • Foliage - initial development:
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development:
    good / 8
  • Foliage - selectability:
    average / 6
  • Foliage - firmness:
    quite firm / 7
  • Light sprout colour:
    green red / GR
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Regularity of size:
    regular / 7
  • Skin finish:
    good / 7

Sensitivity and quality

  • Underwater weight:
    365
  • Cooking type:
    rather floury / B
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    average / 6,5
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    sensitive / 5,5
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    5% fewer tubers / 4
  • Secondary growth:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Dry matter content :
    19,9
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • TGA-level:
    4,73
  • Raw discolouration:
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Gray discolouration (after cooking):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Fries quality:
    below average / 5,5
  • Crisping quality:
    unsuitable / 4,5
  • Carvone oil:
    5% to 15% more tubers / 6

Resistances

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

Background

The AR 07-3009 (Levante) is a cross between an Agrico Research parent line (AR 01-3218) and the variety Almera. Originally, as a seedling, Levante was developed as a parent line within our basic cultivation program for late blight resistance. Following good results in the trial fields, Levante underwent further testing in the variety development program, aimed at producing varieties for the supermarket sector.

Levante is a Rather floury variety, has a clear skin and is suitable for boiling, mashing and baking. Levante therefore meets the requirements of the modern consumer. This variety is suitable for organic growing, or can be produced with a reduced amount of crop protection agents.

 

Levante aardappels aan plant - yield

Would you like to know more about the Levante?

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

Ilie Patu

Product Manager
Ilie Patu

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