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Alex Mcdonald
Alex McDonald

Sebago

Friday, June 12, 2009

Consumer Quality

Good boiling quality from lighter soils but different from heavy soils. Makes acceptable french fries and stores well.

Tuber Description

  • Skin colour - yellow
  • Shape - short oval
  • Thickness shape - oval
  • Skin surface - smooth
  • Depth of heel end - no hollow
  • Eye depth - shallow
  • Eye colour - pink
  • Flesh colour - white.

Disease and Pest Resistance

  • Leaf roll - susceptible
  • Virus severe mosaic Y - susceptible
  • Virus mosaic X - moderately resistant
  • Common scab - susceptible
  • Tuber blight - moderately susceptible
  • Foliage blight - susceptible
  • Wart - susceptible
  • Golden cyst nematode - susceptible