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Crop characteristics and use

Early ripening: 7 (semi-early)
Precocity of tubery: ()
Proportion of large tubers: 6 (fairly strong)
Vegetative rest: 5 (average)
Incubation: 6 (not very sensitive)
Suitability for preservation: 7 (good)

Yield:

102% of (BINTJE + DESIREE + CHARLOTTE + MONALISA)/4 (Source GEVES)
94% BINTJE (Value estimated by ARVALIS - Institut du végétal)
82.8 t/ha (Post-registration multi-year results)
107% FICE (Post-Registration Multi-Year Results)

Resistance to pests

Diseases

Downy mildew: 7 (not very sensitive)
Tuber: 2 (sensitive to very sensitive)
Common scab: 4 (quite sensitive)
Warty scab: ()

Nematodes

Nematode RO 1-4: R (resistant)
Nematodes PA 2-3: S (sensitive)

Culinary and technological features

Dry matter content:

3 (low)
20.1% (Post-registration multi-year results)

Blackening after cooking: none
Cooking performance: very good / Culinary group: A
Frying coloring: 4 (quite dark)

Defects of the tuber

Rust stains: 7 (not very sensitive)
Hollow heart: 7 (not very sensitive)
External damage (fracture type): 1 (very sensitive)
Internal blackening (ashy spots): 7 (not very sensitive)