Fraser
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Consumer Quality
Suitable for processing into French fries and crisps. A crisping potato with low sugar content and high dry matter content. Shows good resistance to cool temperature sweetening. Potential for baking. Suitable for long term storage.
Tuber Description
- Skin colour - off-white; slightly flaky
- Flesh colour - white
- Shape - round to round oval
Disease and Pest Resistance
- Virus Y - moderate resistance
- Virus X - moderate resistance
- PLRV - moderate resistance
- Powdery Scab - moderately resistant
- Bacterial Soft Rot - more resistant than Draga and Rua
- Leaf Late Blight - similar resistance to Rua
- PCN - susceptible
General
Late main crop.