Spunta

Early maincrop ware variety with good heat tolerance, good virus resistance and producing high yields.
  • Large tubers
  • Uniform tuber size
  • High dry matter content
Marketsegments
Traditional
Spunta nestjes met doorsnee
Spunta SNG CL®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Underwater weight:
    387
  • Cooking type:
    floury / BC
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    average / 6
  • Harvest damage:
    very sensitive / 4
  • 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:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    - / -
  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Dry matter content :
    21
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • TGA-level:
    -
  • Raw discolouration:
    - / -
  • Gray discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality:
    average / 6
  • Crisping quality:
    below average / 5,5
  • Carvone oil:
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5

Resistances

  • Late blight - foliage:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Late blight - tuber:
    susceptible / 5
  • Common scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4:
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2:
    susceptible / 2
  • White nematode Pa 3:
    susceptible / 2
  • Powdery scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Fusarium:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Erwinia:
    susceptible / 5
  • Black dot:
    - / -
  • Spraing:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - A:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Virus - X:
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Wart disease F1:
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6:
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18:
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Spunta?

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

Martin Pot

Product Manager
Martin Pot

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