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TWINNER
Potato Variety Information
Variety Name: TwinnerRights Holder | BreederG.W. TE WINKELCountry of Origin
NetherlandsYear of of introduction2016ParentageMA 98-0032 x AR 00-87-22
NetherlandsYear of of introduction2016ParentageMA 98-0032 x AR 00-87-22Variety Description
Early yielding ware variety for conventional and organic cultivation with late blight resistance in foliage and tuber. Twinner is an early-maturing consumer variety with excellent consumption quality.
Features
Plant and tuber
Features
- Retail | General purpose
- Large tubers
- Beautifull appearance
- Rather firm cooking
Plant and tuber
- Maturity: Early
- Tuber Shape: Oval
- Flesh Colour: Yellow
- Tuber size: Quite large
- Skin colour: Yellow
- Flower colour: White
Origin and Breeding History
Apart from the crossing, this variety was developed entirely on the organic farm run by the te Winkel family.
After experiencing Phytophthora problems in organic potato cultivation for a number of years, Wim te Winkel decided to lend a hand.
Wim was able to connect quickly with Agrico Research because he sold all his potatoes through Agrico.
The cross that produced the Twinner variety was between seedling MA 98-0032 (from Mansholt) and seedling AR 00-87-22 (from Agrico Research).
There are a couple of well-known varieties among Twinner's ancestors – Marabel and Sirco, both Mansholt varieties. A resistance gene against Phytophthora has been crossed into the parent sourced from Agrico Research.
Each seedling bred at Agrico is assigned a two-letter code followed by a year and an individual number. The abbreviation for the Winkel is TW, and when combined with the word 'winner', forms this variety's name.
After experiencing Phytophthora problems in organic potato cultivation for a number of years, Wim te Winkel decided to lend a hand.
Wim was able to connect quickly with Agrico Research because he sold all his potatoes through Agrico.
The cross that produced the Twinner variety was between seedling MA 98-0032 (from Mansholt) and seedling AR 00-87-22 (from Agrico Research).
There are a couple of well-known varieties among Twinner's ancestors – Marabel and Sirco, both Mansholt varieties. A resistance gene against Phytophthora has been crossed into the parent sourced from Agrico Research.
Each seedling bred at Agrico is assigned a two-letter code followed by a year and an individual number. The abbreviation for the Winkel is TW, and when combined with the word 'winner', forms this variety's name.
