Kennebec
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Consumer Quality
Good boiling quality with firm texture, however it is mainly grown for processing. Keeps well.
Tuber Quality
- Skin colour - yellow.
- Shape - short oval: Thickness shape - oval.
- Skin surface - smooth.
- Depth of heel end - slightly hollow.
- Eye depth - shallow.
- Eye colour - as skin colour.
- Flesh colour - white.
Disease and Pest Resistance
- Leaf roll - susceptible.
- Virus Severe Mosaic Y - resistant.
- Virus Mosaic X - susceptible.
- Common Scab - moderately susceptible.
- Tuber Blight - susceptible.
- Foliage Blight - susceptible.
- Wart - susceptible.
- Golden Cyst Nematode - susceptible.
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General
Early maincrop - same as Ilam Hardy.