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Dossier Phytophthora-resistance (late blight)
Phytophthora-resistant varieties
Agrico has expanded its Next Generation portfolio considerably and now includes nine highly resistant potato varieties. A suitable potato for every segment. From boiling potatoes, salad potatoes to starch potatoes, red or yellow peeled and small baby potatoes. Our experts explain the specific characteristics of these unique, sustainable potatoes. Meet them all.
Excellent consumption properties and high yields
Along with its subsidiaries, Agrico works continually on its future-orientated growing strength. After years of intensive breeding work, in 2018 Agrico became the first trading company to launch a full range of Phytophthora-resistant (late blight) varieties on the market: the Next Generation potatoes. Agrico keeps adding potato varieties suitable for various segments to this range.
In addition to very high resistance to the world’s most common potato disease Phytophthora infestans (late blight), these varieties have excellent consumption properties and achieve high yields. This is how Agrico works with its customers to make potato cultivation more sustainable and to offer a diverse range in terms of taste, appearance and processing possibilities.
A good foundation for a healthy crop
The high resistance to Phytophthora (late blight) range currently consists of the varieties Alouette, Carolus, Levante, Nofy, Twinner, Twister, the still young baby potato Jacky, the new crisp variety Beyonce, and the new innovative starch variety Ardeche. Together the varieties have different resistance genes. This benefits the grower’s risk distribution of crop loss.
Agrico anticipates a number of new promising late blight-resistant varieties in the forthcoming years. Agrico's Research centre is therefore working further on breeding even more sustainable varieties, searching for even multigene resistance.
Next Generation varieties with high resistance are already a major step forward in controlling the risks of Phytophthora (late blight) and lay a good foundation for a healthy crop. Have you met any of them?
Agrico's nine highly resistant potato varieties
Alouette is Agrico's first red-skinned Next Generation variety. Product manager Adrie Omtzigt explains that this variety is well suitable for both organic and conventional production, even in warmer climats.
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Product manager Adrie Omtzigt explains you that Ardeche is a good yielding starch variety. In addition to good resistance to Phytophthora, it has multiple potato cyst nematodes resistances and is suitable for the production of flakes.
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Product manager Gerdien Poppe introduces the new variety Beyonce. It is an early maincrop variety. With its high dry matter content, ideal oval round tuber shape and light yellow flesh colour. It is perfectly suitable for the production of chips.
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Product manager Tjalling Douma explains why this variety is suitable for the convenience market. Jacky is a second early, small size ware variety with a high yield.
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In the video, our product manager Martin Pot explains the special properties of this long oval potato. Levante is an early maincrop high yielding ware variety with a nice yellow skin.
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Product manager Gerdien Poppe explains that Twinner is an early yielding ware variety with late blight resistance in foliage and tuber. Twinner is suitable for conventional and organic cultivation.
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Product manager Gerdien Poppe explains you that Twister is a second early ware variety and suitable for conventional and organic cultivation.
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Carolus is one of the first discovered resistant varieties. An early maincrop, multipurpose ware variety with attractive red eyes.
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Nofy is a maincrop starch variety with a good yield and late blight resistant in foliage and tuber.
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Agrico supplies high-quality seed and ware potatoes. We are involved with our customers and provide comprehensive advice in several areas. We have innovative varieties, make use of independent certification, have extensive quality assurance, actively respond to knowledge sharing, are committed to fast and reliable delivery, and have a worldwide network.
If you have a specific question about the Next Generation potatoes or would like to know what Agrico can do for you, please feel free to contact us.
Peter Oldenkamp
