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
Marketsegments
Market segment - Processing
French fries, Crisps, Flakes
Websitefoto's HR Fontane GRB CL©Agrico20
Websitefoto's HR Fontane SNG CL©Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

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:
    - / -