Milva

A maincrop ware variety with good resistance to common scab with a very high yield.
  • Rather floury cooking
  • Large tubers
  • High tuberisation
Marketsegments
Retail
Fresh
Milva nestje met doorsnee
Milva SNG CC®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    maincrop / 5
  • Light sprout colour:
    blue violet / BV
  • 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
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour:
    yellow / 7
  • Skin finish:
    good / 7
  • Tuber shape:
    oval / O
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    quite irregular / 5
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    high / 8
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size:
    quite regular / 6,5
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    average / 6

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage:
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    - / -
  • Underwater weight:
    380
  • Dry matter content :
    20,7%
  • Cooking type:
    rather floury / B
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • Crisping quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level:
    2,4

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Spraing:
    susceptible / 5
  • Late blight - foliage:
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium:
    susceptible / 5
  • Common scab:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Powdery scab:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Black dot:
    - / -
  • Wart disease F1:
    - / -
  • 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 Milva?

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 Milvaor 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

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