Description
| Plant | Tuber Characteristics | ||
| Maturity | Medium early | Tuber size | Medium-large |
| Plant type | Intermediate | Tuber shape | Round oval |
| Growth habit | Upright | Flesh color | Yellow |
| Color of flower | Red-violet | Eye depth | Medium, Shallow |
| Foliage development | Slow | Skin color | Yellow |
| Number of tubers | High | Skin characteristic | Medium -rough |
| Dormancy | High, Very high | Uniformity | Uniform |
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Resistances |
Yield and Quality | ||
| Nematodes | Ro 1, Ro 4 | Market outlet | Ware |
| Leaf blight | Medium | Yield | High |
| Tuber blight | High | Share oversize | Low, Medium |
| Rhizoctonia | High | Share undersize | Low, Medium |
| Black leg | High | Texture | Fairly firm |
| Common scab | High | Cooking type | Fairly firm cooking |
| Internal rust spot | Medium | After cooking discoloration | Low |
| External damages | High | Free from discoloration raw | Low, Medium |
| Bruising | Medium | Dry matter content | Low, Medium |
| Potato Virus Y (PVY) | Medium, High | ||
| Potato Virus Y (PVY) ntn | High | ||
| Potato Leafroll Virus (PLRV) | Medium, High | ||
Agronomy | |||
| Suitable soils | Red -Yellow Podzolic, Mountain Regosols | ||
| Soil pH | 5.5 – 6.6 | ||
| Unsuitable soils | Saline;Alkaline;Watter logged soils and all the other soil types except mentioned under “Suitable Soils” | ||
| Drought tolerance | Fairly good resistance | ||
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Area and Season | |||
| 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 |
| Badulla (Highlands) | IM1a, IU2, IU3a, IU3b, IU3c, IU3d, IU3e, WU3 | Maha | November – December |
| Nuwaraeliya | IL2, IM1a, IM1c, IM3c, IU2, IU3b, IU3d, IU3e, WL1a, WM1a, WM2a, WU1, WU2a, WU2b, WU3 | Yala | January – March |
| Badulla | DL1a, IM1a, IM2a, IM2b, IU2, IU3a, IU3b, IU3c, IU3d, IU3e, WU3 | Yala | July – August |
