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Variety overview Ukraine
Fontane
Market segment - Processing
French fries, Crisps, Flakes
Fontane
An early maincrop, high yielding processing variety for the production of French fries and flakes.
Large tubers
High dry matter content
Suitable for different types of soil
Cultivation Recommendation
Marketsegments
Market segment - Processing
French fries, Crisps, Flakes
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Plant and tuber characteristics
Maturity:
early maincrop / 5,5
Light sprout colour:
blue violet / BV
Flower colour:
white / W
Number of berries:
above average / 5
Foliage - initial development:
quite fast / 7,5
Foliage - final development:
average / 7
Foliage - firmness:
quite firm / 7
Foliage - selectability:
average / 6
Skin colour:
yellow / Y
Flesh colour:
light yellow / 6,5
Skin finish:
quite poor / 5
Tuber shape:
oval / O
Regularity of tuber shape:
quite regular / 6,5
5 low | 9 high
Tuberisation:
quite high / 7
Tuber size:
quite large / 7
Regularity of size:
quite regular / 6
4 short | 8 long
Dormancy:
quite short / 5,5
Sensitivity and quality
Secondary growth:
quite sensitive / 6
Black spot (internal bruising):
quite sensitive / 6
Growth cracks:
quite sensitive / 6
Harvest damage:
quite sensitive / 6
Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
slightly to not sensitive / 8
Metribuzin - post-emergence:
slightly to not sensitive / 8
3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
Bentazon:
quite sensitive / 6
4 poor result | 8 good result
Ethylene:
15% to 25% more tubers / 7
Underwater weight:
430
Dry matter content :
23,2%
Cooking type:
floury / BC
Discolouration after cooking:
quite sensitive / 6,5
Raw discolouration:
sensitive / 5,5
Fries quality:
very good / 7,5
Dry matter distribution:
average / 6,5
Crisping quality:
average / 6
TGA-level:
6,1
Resistances
Virus - Leaf roll:
slightly susceptible / 6
Virus - Yn:
susceptible / 5,5
Virus - Yntn (tuber):
slightly susceptible / 7
Spraing:
slightly susceptible / 6,5
Late blight - foliage:
susceptible / 5
Late blight - tuber:
slightly susceptible / 6,5
Fusarium:
slightly susceptible / 6
Common scab:
slightly susceptible / 6
Powdery scab:
slightly susceptible / 6
Virus - A:
- / -
Virus - X:
slightly susceptible / 7
Black dot:
- / -
Erwinia:
slightly susceptible / 6
Wart disease F1:
quite susceptible / 6
Wart disease F6:
moderately susceptible / 8
Wart disease F18:
- / -
Golden nematode Ro 1/4:
resistant / 9
Golden nematode Ro 2/3:
- / -
White nematode Pa 2:
- / -
White nematode Pa 3:
- / -
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