KURODA

KURODA
Variety Name: KurodaRights Holder | Breeder: G. KUIKCountry of Origin: Netherlands NetherlandsYear of of introduction: 1998
Kuroda is an early maincrop, ware variety with a red skin, excellent heat tolerance and a very good yield.

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

Sensitivity and quality
 
  • Dormancy: long / 8
  • Metribuzin: sensitive / 5
  • Bentazon: - / -
  • Ethylene: 15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Secondary growth: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising): quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage: sensitive / 5
  • Underwater weight: 426
  • Dry matter content: 23%
  • Dry matter distribution: - / -
  • TGA - level: -
  • Crisping quality: unsuitable / 5
  • Fries quality: below average / 5,5
  • Cooking type: floury / BC
  • Raw discolouration: - / -
  • Discolouration after cooking: very sensitive / 4,5

Resistances
 
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4: resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3: - / -
  • Late blight-foliage: susceptible / 5
  • Late blight-tuber: susceptible / 5
  • Common scab: susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab: very susceptible / 2
  • Fusarium: slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Erwinia: slightly susceptible / 6
  • Black dot: - / -
  • Spraing: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Leaf Roll: slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - A: slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Virus - X: susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yn: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Yntn: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Wart disease F1: resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6: slightly susceptible / 9
  • Wart disease F18: - / -