AZTEC GOLD (ARD 10-5206)

Aztec Gold (ARD 10-5206)
Variety Name: Aztec Gold (ARD 10-5206)Rights Holder | Breeder: Agrico Research B.V.Country of Origin: Netherlands Países BajosYear of of introduction: 2022
This specialty variety by Agrico provides an excellent culinary experience, with an orange/yellow flesh color, a nice smooth feeling in the mouth and an excellent taste. This is a late maturing variety, with an average number of tubers per plant. Due to its low sugar content, Aztec Gold is perfect for home French fries or crisps.

Plant and tuber characteristics
 
  • Maturity: maincrop / 5
  • Light sprout colour: -
  • Flower colour: white
  • Number of berries: below average / 5,5
  • Foliage: - initial development: quite fast / 7
  • Foliage: - final development: quite good / 7,5
  • Foliage: - selectability: average / 6
  • Foliage: - plant firmness: quite firm / 7,5
  • Flesh colour: orange / 8,5
  • Skin colour: yellow
  • Skin finish: above average / 6,5
  • Tuber size: average / 6,5
  • Tuber shape: oval
  • Regularity of tuber shape: regular / 7
  • Tuberisation: average / 6
  • Regularity size: quite regular / 6
Sensitivity and quality
 
  • Dormancy: long / 8
  • Metribuzin: sensitive / 5
  • Bentazon: - / -
  • Ethylene: - / -
  • Secondary growth: quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks: quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising): slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Harvest damage: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Underwater weight: 395
  • Dry matter content: 21,4%
  • Dry matter distribution: - / -
  • TGA - level: 1,3
  • Crisping quality: above average / 6,5
  • Fries quality: good / 7
  • Cooking type: rather floury / B
  • Raw discolouration: slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Discolouration after cooking: slightly sensitive / 7,5
Resistances
 
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4: susceptible* / 4*
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3: - / -
  • Late blight-foliage: slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Late blight-tuber: slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Common scab: susceptible / 5,5
  • Powdery scab: - / -
  • Fusarium: very susceptible / 4
  • Erwinia: - / -
  • Black dot: - / -
  • Spraing: slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Virus - Leaf Roll: - / -
  • Virus - A: - / -
  • Virus - X: - / -
  • Virus - Yn: very susceptible / 4
  • Virus - Yntn: - / -
  • Wart disease F1: - / -
  • Wart disease F6: - / -
  • Wart disease F18: - / -

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