King Russet is a medium early French fries variety with white flesh that is very suitable for QSR (Quick Service Restaurants). The long-oval tubers with brown russet skin are ideal for processing early in season as well as processing after long-term storage. In addition, the variety has a high dry matter content on all soils and is resistant to potato cyst nematodes (PCN): A (9), BC (9), D (9) and E (9). The King Russet tuber is wart 1 and 6 resistant, strong against scab and internal defects.
Characteristics
- Skin colour: Brown
- Flesh colour: White
- Tuber shape: Long oval
- Tuber shape: uniformity 7 % 50+ 87%
- Tubers per plant: 7
- Eye depth: 8
- Maturity: 6,2
- Dormancy: 7
- Storability: 7
- Bruising index: (0-50) 9
- Mechanical damage: 7
- Hollow hearts: 8
Yield- Quality
- Relative yield: 99
- Dry matter content: (UWW) 22,8% (423)
- Cooking type: BC
- After cooking discoloration: 6
- Frying colour after harvest: 8
- Frying colour after storage: 8
Resistances
- Foliage blight: 6,1
- Tuber blight: 9
- Common scab: 7,8
- Powdery scab: 8
- Globodera Ro 1 (A): 9
- Globodera Ro 23 (BC): 9
- Globodera Pa 2 (D): 9
- Globodera Pa 3 (E): 9
- Wart f1 (D1): 10
- Wart f6 (O1): 8
- Wart f18 (T1): 6
- Spraing (TRV): 7,2
- Virus Y: 5
