NIRVANA (AR 10-2460)

Nirvana (AR 10-2460)
Nirvana is a Next Generation early maincrop processing variety which is suitable for the French fries industry. The variety attracts attention because of its late blight resistance, yield, high dry matter content and dry matter distribution.

Nirvana is a strong plant with firm foliage. The variety has oval tubers and yellow flesh, with good storability. Nirvana is suitable for conventional and organic cultivation.

Plant and tuber characteristics
 
  • Maturity: early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour: red
  • Flower colour: purple
  • Number of berries: above average / 6,5
  • Foliage: - initial development: quite fast / 7,5
  • Foliage: - final development: good / 8
  • Foliage: - selectability: quite easy / 7
  • Foliage: - plant firmness: firm / 8
  • Flesh colour: yellow / 7
  • Skin colour: yellow
  • Skin finish: quite poor / 5
  • Tuber size: quite large / 7,5
  • Tuber shape: oval
  • Regularity of tuber shape: regular / 7
  • Tuberisation: average / 6
  • Regularity size: quite regular / 6,5

Sensitivity and quality
 
  • Dormancy: long / 8
  • Metribuzin: sensitive / 5
  • Bentazon: - / -
  • Ethylene: - / -
  • Secondary growth: quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising): quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Harvest damage: sensitive / 5
  • Underwater weight: 422
  • Dry matter content: 22,8%
  • Dry matter distribution: excellent / 8
  • TGA - level: 3,5
  • Crisping quality: average / 6
  • Fries quality: good / 7
  • Cooking type: floury / BC
  • Raw discolouration: sensitive / 5
  • Discolouration after cooking: quite sensitive / 6,5

Resistances
 
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4: susceptible* / 3*
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2: moderately susceptible / 5
  • White nematode Pa 3: susceptible* / 3*
  • Late blight-foliage: slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Late blight-tuber: slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Common scab: susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab: - / -
  • Fusarium: slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Erwinia: - / -
  • Black dot: - / -
  • Spraing: susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Leaf Roll: - / -
  • Virus - A: - / -
  • Virus - X: - / -
  • Virus - Yn: susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yntn: - / -
  • Wart disease F1: very susceptible / 1
  • Wart disease F6: - / -
  • Wart disease F18: - / -

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