

Apollo is an early variety of potato. A firm-fleshed variety offering good yields, Apollo potatoes can be harvested early, i.e. before maturity.
This variety has an elongated shape with fine flesh. Apollo potatoes can be enjoyed in salads or pan-fried as hash browns, and are well suited to boiling or steaming.
For more information about this variety, see the advice section.
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Plant: Medium size, semi-spreading habit, semi-leafy type.
Stem: Moderately pigmented internodes, weakly pigmented nodes, with straight to wavy wings.
Leaf: Bright green, glossy, moderately divided, semi-open; large, oval leaflet (I = 1.82); flat leaf blade.
Flowering: Moderately abundant
Fruiting: Very rare
Yield of Apollo potato plant: 91% of Bintje
Sizing: Proportion of large tubers: high
Leaf blight: not very susceptible
Tuber blight: not very susceptible
Warty gall: not attacked
Common scab: fairly unsusceptible
Virus X: No signs
Virus A: No signs Virus Y: Moderately susceptible
Curling: Susceptible
ROI-4 nematode: No signs
Internal tuber defects: Fairly low susceptibility to rust spots, low susceptibility to hollow heart, fairly low susceptibility to ash spots
Susceptibility to sprouting: Susceptible
Vegetative rest: Fairly short
Culinary quality: Good cooking quality, culinary group B, slight blackening after cooking
Colouring when fried: Nothing to report
Dry matter content: Low
Storage capacity: Low
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