The Roosini potato variety is an early maincrop variety, suitable for crisps and dehydrated potato products. Its outstanding resistances against PCN Ro 1(9), Ro 3(9) as well as Pa 2(9) and Pa 3(9) make Rossini attractive for intensively farmed potato land.
Plant Characteristics
- Maturity: Medium early
- Plant Type: Stem type
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Flower Color: Light red-violet
- Foliage Development: Rapid
- Number of Tubers: High
- Dormancy: Medium to high
Tuber Characteristics
- Shape: Round oval
- Flesh Color: Cream to light yellow
- Eye Depth: Shallow to medium
- Skin Color: Yellow
- Skin Texture: Netted
Resistances
- Nematodes: Resistant to Ro 1, Ro 3, Pa 2 (8), and Pa 3
- Potato Wart Disease: Resistant to Race 1
- Leaf Blight: Medium to high resistance
- Tuber Blight: Medium resistance
- Rhizoctonia: Medium resistance
- Black Leg: High resistance
- Common Scab: Medium resistance
- Internal Rust Spot: Medium resistance
- Damages: Medium susceptibility
- Bruising: Medium susceptibility
- PVY: Low resistance
- PVY NTN: High resistance
Yield and Quality
- Market Outlet: Suitable for crisps and dehydrated potato products
- Overall Yield: Medium
- Oversize Tubers: Low share
- Undersize Tubers: Medium share
- After Cooking Discoloration: Low
- Discoloration (Raw): Medium
- Dry Matter Content: Medium
- Chips Quality After Harvest: Good