Prada
Prada is a very-early, high-yielding table potato with light yellow flesh and very attractive bright yellow smooth skin.It forms 8-10 very uniform large tubers which ideally suit to fresh market and packing as well. Prada has medium dry matter content, thus inspite of early yield it suits for home frying. Prada has good drought tolerance, good resistances against potato wart disease, resistance against Ro 1 and Ro4, PVY as well and a partial resistance against Pallida 2.
Plant |
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| Maturity | Very early |
| Plant type | Leaf type |
| Growth habit | Semi-upright |
| Color of flower | Light red-violet |
| Foliage development | Rapid |
| Number of tubers | Medium |
| Dormancy | Medium |
Tuber characteristics |
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| Tuber shape | Long oval, Oval |
| Flesh color | Light yellow |
| Eye depth | Shallow |
| Skin color | Yellow |
| Skin characteristic | Smooth |
Resistances |
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| Nematodes | Ro 1, Ro 4 |
| Potato wart disease | Race 1 |
| Leaf blight | Medium |
| Tuber blight | High |
| Common scab | High |
| Internal rust spot | High |
| Second growth | High |
| Silver scurft | High |
| Bruising | High |
| PVY | High |
Yield and Quality |
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| Market outlet | Ware, Early ware, Pre-packing, French fries |
| Yield | Very high |
| Share oversize | High |
| Share undersize | Low |
| Cooking type | Fairly firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration | Very low |
| Dry matter content | Medium |