AMOROSA

Amorosa
Variety Name: AmorosaRights Holder | Breeder: AGRICO RESEARCH BVCountry of Origin: Netherlands NetherlandsYear of of introduction: 2000Parentage: ARINDAxIMPALA
Amorosa is a second early red skin ware variety with a good yield.

Plant and tuber characteristics
 
  • Maturity: second early / 6.5
  • Light sprout colour: blue violet
  • Flower colour: light purple
  • Number of berries: below average / 5
  • Foliage - initial development: quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development: average / 7
  • Foliage - selectability: quite easy / 7
  • Foliage - plant firmness: average / 6
  • Flesh colour: light yellow / 6
  • Skin colour: red
  • Skin finish: good / 7
  • Tuber size: large / 8
  • Tuber shape: oval long
  • Regularity of tuber shape: regular / 7
  • Tuberisation: quite low / 5
  • Regularity size: regular / 7

Sensitivity and quality
 
  • Dormancy: short / 4
  • Metribuzin: quite sensitive / 6
  • Bentazon: - / -
  • Ethylene: - / -
  • Secondary growth: quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks: quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising): slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Harvest damage: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Underwater weight: 349
  • Dry matter content: 19.2%
  • Dry matter distribution: - / -
  • TGA - level: -
  • Crisping quality: unsuitable / 4
  • Fries quality: unsuitable / 5
  • Cooking type: rather firm / AB
  • Raw discoloration: - / -
  • Discoloration after cooking: sensitive / 5
Resistances
 
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4: resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3: - / -
  • Late blight-foliage: very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight-tuber: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Common scab: susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab: slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium: slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Erwinia: - / -
  • Black dot: - / -
  • Spraing: susceptible / 5
  • Virus - Leaf Roll: slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - A: - / -
  • Virus - X: - / -
  • Virus - Yn: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Yntn: slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Wart disease F1: moderate susceptible / 8
  • Wart disease F6: slightly susceptible / 9
  • Wart disease F18: - / -
  • Discolouration after cooking: sensitive / 5