Nirvana

An early maincrop processing variety suitable for the French fries industry with late blight resistance in foliage and tuber.

High dry matter content
Good dry matter distribution
Late blight resistance

Variety Catalogue Cultivation Recommendation

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Organic

Processing

French fries

Product manager Olaf van Campen about Nirvana

Nirvana is a new Next Generation variety from Agrico. Olaf van Campen will explain about this variety. This variety is Phytophthora-resistant, has a good yield and a good distribution in dry matter.

Plant and tuber characteristics

Maturity:

early maincrop / 5,5
Light sprout colour:

red / R
Flower colour:

purple / P
Number of berries:

below average / 6,5
Foliage - initial development:

quite fast / 7,5
Foliage - final development:

good / 8
Foliage - firmness:

firm / 8
Skin colour:

yellow / Y
Flesh colour:

yellow / 7
Skin finish:

quite poor / 5
Tuber shape:

oval / O
Regularity of tuber shape:

regular / 7
5 low | 9 high

Tuberisation:

average / 6
Tuber size:

quite large / 7,5
Regularity of size:

quite regular / 6,5
4 short | 8 long

Dormancy:

long / 8

Sensitivity and quality

Secondary growth:

quite sensitive / 6
Black spot (internal bruising):

quite sensitive / 6,5
Growth cracks:

slightly sensitive / 7
Harvest damage:

sensitive / 5
Metribuzin - pre-emergence:

sensitive / 5,5
Metribuzin - post-emergence:

slightly sensitive / 7
3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive

Bentazon:

- / -
4 poor result | 8 good result

Ethylene:

25% more tubers / 8
Underwater weight:

422
Dry matter content :

22,8%
Cooking type:

floury / BC
Discolouration (after cooking):

quite sensitive / 6,5
Raw discolouration:

sensitive / 5
Fries quality:

good / 7
Dry matter distribution:

excellent / 8
Crisping quality:

average / 6
TGA-level:

4,85

Resistances

Virus - Leaf roll:

- / -
Virus - Yn:

susceptible / 5,5
Virus - Yntn (tuber):

susceptible / 5,5
Spraing:

susceptible / 5,5
Late blight - foliage:

slightly to not susceptible / 9
Late blight - tuber:

slightly to not susceptible / 9
Fusarium:

slightly to not susceptible / 8
Common scab:

susceptible / 5
Powdery scab:

slightly to not susceptible / 8
Black dot:

susceptible / 5,5
Wart disease F1:

very susceptible / 1
Wart disease F6:

- / -
Wart disease F18:

- / -
Golden nematode Ro 1/4:

- / -
Golden nematode Ro 2/3:

- / -
White nematode Pa 2:

moderately susceptible / 5
White nematode Pa 3:

susceptible / 2

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

Martin Pot

Product Manager

E varieties@agrico.nl

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