ERIKA

ERIKA
Variety Name: ErikaRights Holder | Breeder: RAGISCountry of Origin: Germany GermanyYear of of introduction: 1941
Erika is an early maturing yellow fleshed/yellow skinned variety producing long-oval tubers with a firm cooking type. This variety is quite resistant to scab. Erika is an excellent tasting variety and works well for organic growing.

Tuber Characteristics
 
  • Maturity: early / 7,5
  • Light sprout colour: blue violet
  • Flower colour: white
  • Number of berries: none / 4
  • Foliage: initial development: average / 6
  • Foliage: final development: moderate / 6,5
  • Foliage: selectability: quite easy / 7
  • Foliage: plant firmness: quite firm / 7
  • Flesh colour: light yellow / 6
  • Skin colour: yellow
  • Skin finish: excellent / 8
  • Tuber size: quite large / 7
  • Tuber shape: long oval
  • Regularity of tuber shape: regular / 7
  • Tuberisation: quite high / 7
  • Regularity size: regular / 7

Sensitivity and quality
 
  • Dormancy: average / 6,5
  • Metribuzin: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Bentazon: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Ethylene: - / -
  • Secondary growth: quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks: quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising): quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Underwater weight: 337
  • Dry matter content: 18,6%
  • Dry matter distribution: - / -
  • TGA - level: 2,6
  • Crisping quality: unsuitable / 4
  • Fries quality: unsuitable / 5
  • Cooking type: firm / A
  • Raw discolouration: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Discolouration after cooking: quite sensitive / 6
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 / 3,5
  • Late blight-tuber: very susceptible / 4
  • Common scab: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Powdery scab: susceptible / 5,5
  • Fusarium: susceptible / 5
  • Erwinia: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Black dot: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Spraing: very susceptible / 4
  • Virus - Leaf Roll: - / -
  • Virus - A: - / -
  • Virus - X: - / -
  • Virus - Yn: slightly to not susceptible / 8,5
  • Virus - Yntn: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Wart disease F1: - / -
  • Wart disease F6: - / -
  • Wart disease F18: - / -

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