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Spectra

Second early, high yielding ware variety with a very regular tuber shape and an attractive smooth skin.

  • Large tubers
  • Good tuberisation
  • Uniform tuber size
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Product manager Gerdien Poppe about Spectra

Product manager Gerdien Poppe tells you more about Spectra. This variety has a good skin finish, a light yellow flesh and can be used for various dishes in the kitchen. 

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    second early / 7
  • Light sprout colour
    red violet / RV
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    very high / 4
  • Foliage - initial development
    fast / 8
  • Foliage - final development
    quite good / 7,5
  • Foliage - firmness
    average / 6,5
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish
    very good / 7,5
  • Tuber shape
    oval round / OR
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7,5
  • Tuberisation
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Bentazon
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Ethylene
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight
    324
  • Dry matter content
    17,9%
  • Cooking type
    rather firm / AB
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration
    very sensitive / 4
  • Fries quality
    unsuitable / 4,5
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level
    4,7

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Spraing
    susceptible / 5
  • Late blight - foliage
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Common scab
    susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab
    very susceptible / 4
  • Black dot
    susceptible / 5
  • Wart disease F1
    resistant / 10
  • 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
    - / -

Background

The crossing resulting in the Spectra variety was made by Agrico Research in 2003. The purpose of this crossing (Arielle x Sofia) was to create an early consumer variety. The company Lantmännen Seed selected this variety even before the Agrico tests were judged to be good enough. Spectra has an attractive skin and provides a good yield.

The Spectra variety is specifically suited to the European retail sector. Its attractive presentation, good yield and easy production are properties highly valued by the supermarket chains and their packers.

The name Spectra refers to the broad sales potential of this variety, which can serve almost the entire fresh potato spectrum in the supermarket chains.

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Would you like to know more about the Spectra?

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

Ilie Patu
Productmanager
Ilie Patu