Texas (AR 14-3488)

Maincrop, high yielding processing variety for the French fries industry which is suitable to grow on different soil types.

  • High yield
  • High dry matter content
  • Multiple wart disease resistances
Foto Nog Niet Beschikbaar (2)
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour
    - / -
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    average / 6
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7,5
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7,5
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish
    below average / 5,5
  • Tuber shape
    oval long / OL
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7
  • Tuberisation
    average / 6
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Dormancy
    average / 6

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Harvest damage
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Ethylene
    - / -
  • Underwater weight
    427
  • Dry matter content
    23%
  • Cooking type
    floury / C
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Raw discolouration
    very sensitive / 4,5
  • Fries quality
    good / 7
  • Dry matter distribution
    average / 6,5
  • Crisping quality
    - / -
  • TGA-level
    -

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Spraing
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Late blight - foliage
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - tuber
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Fusarium
    - / -
  • Common scab
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Powdery scab
    - / -
  • Black dot
    - / -
  • Wart disease F1
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6
    resistant* / 10*
  • Wart disease F18
    resistant / 10
  • 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 Texas (AR 14-3488)?

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