Description
| Plant | Tuber Characteristics | ||
| Maturity | Medium-early to medium – late ( 105 – 120 days) | Tuber size | Large |
| Plant type | Stem type | Tuber shape | Roundoval |
| Growth habit | Upright | Flesh color | Yellow |
| Foliage development | Very rapid, Rapid | Eye depth | Very shallow |
| Number of tubers | Medium | Skin color | Yellow |
| Dormancy | High | Skin characteristic | Smooth-netted skin |
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Resistances |
Yield and Quality |
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| Leaf blight | High resistance | Market outlet | Ware, Directmarketing,
Pre-packing, Organic |
| Tuber blight | High resistance | Yield | Medium-high |
| Common scab | Medium-high resistance | Share oversize | Medium, High |
| Internal rust spot | Medium-high resistance | Share undersize | Very low, Low |
| External damages | High resistance | Texture | Fairly mealy texture |
| Potato Virus Y (PVY) | Very high resistance | Dry matter content | Medium-high |
| Potato Virus Y (PVY) ntn | Very high resistance | Cooking type | Fairly firm cooking |
| Wart | Immune | After cooking discoloration | Medium |
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Agronomy |
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| Suitable soils | Red -Yellow Podzolic, Mountain Regosols | ||
| Soil pH | 5.5 – 6.5 | ||
| Unsuitable soils | Saline;Alkaline;Watter logged soils and all the other soil types except mentioned
under “Suitable Soils” |
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| Drought tolerance | Fairly good resistance | ||
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Area and Season |
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| Suitable Area | Suitable Agroclimatic Zones | Season | Best Time to Grow |
| Nuwaraeliya | IL2, IM1a, IM1c, IM3c, IU2,
IU3b, IU3d, IU3e, WL1a, WM1a, WM2a, WU1, WU2a, WU2b, WU3 |
Maha | August – September |
| Nuwaraeliya | IL2, IM1a, IM1c, IM3c, IU2,
IU3b, IU3d, IU3e, WL1a, WM1a, WM2a, WU1, WU2a, WU2b, WU3 |
Yala | February – March |
