Description
Plant | Tuber Characteristics | ||
Maturity | Medium-late (90 – 105 days) | Tuber size | Large |
Plant type | Intermediate | Tuber shape | Long oval, Oval |
Growth habit | Semi-upright | Flesh color | Dark-yellow |
Color of flower | Red-violet | Eye depth | Very shallow |
Foliage development | Rapid | Skin color | Red |
Number of tubers | Medium | Skin characteristic | Very smooth |
Dormancy | High | ||
Resistances |
Yield and Quality | ||
Nematodes | Golden nematode: resistant Ro1,2,3,4,5 | Market outlet | Ware, Directmarketing, Pre-packing |
Leaf blight | Medium resistance | Yield | High |
Tuber blight | High resistance | Share oversize | High |
Rhizoctonia | Medium resistance | Share undersize | Low |
Silver scurf | High | Texture | Fairly firm |
Common scab | High-very high resistance | Discoloration raw | Low |
Internal rust spot | Medium-high resistance | Dry matter content | Medium |
External damages | Medium resistance | Cooking type | Firm cooking |
Bruising | Medium resistance | After cooking discoloration | Low |
Potato Virus Y (PVY) | Medium resistance | ||
Potato Virus Y (PVY) ntn | Medium resistance | ||
Wart | Immune Race 1 | ||
Metribuzin | Slightly sensitive | ||
Agronomy | |||
Suitable soils | Red -Yellow Podzolic, Mountain Regosols | ||
Soil pH | 5.5 – 6.6 | ||
Unsuitable soils | Saline, Alkaline, Water logged soils and all the other soil types except mentioned under “Suitable Soils” | ||
Drought tolerance | Fairly good resistance | ||
Area and Season | |||
Suitable Area | Suitable Agroclimatic Zones | Season | Best Time to Grow |
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 | February – March |
Badulla | DL1a, IM1a, IM2a, IM2b, IU2, IU3a, IU3b, IU3c, IU3d, IU3e, WU3 | Yala | July – August |