Sunshine
With its surpassing appearance, the very early to early Sunshine enriches the cooking type B potato segment. Its long oval, well-shaped tubers attract with their very shallow eyes, smooth skin and unique brightness. Sunshine grows rapidly and achieves early high yields. Remarkable is its very early skin finish. It shows to be resistant against black leg, common scab and bruising.
Plant |
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| Maturity | Very early, Early |
| Plant type | Leaf type |
| Growth habit | Semi-upright |
| Color of flower | White |
| Foliage development | Rapid |
| Number of tubers | Medium |
| Dormancy | Medium |
Tuber characteristics |
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| Tuber shape | Long oval |
| Flesh color | Yellow, Deep yellow |
| Eye depth | Very shallow, Shallow |
| Skin color | Yellow |
| Skin characteristic | Smooth |
Resistances |
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| Leaf blight | Medium, High |
| Tuber blight | High |
| Rhizoctonia | Medium |
| Black leg | High |
| Common scab | High |
| Second growth | High |
| Damages | High |
| Bruising | High, Very high |
| PVY | High |
| PVY ntn | High |
Yield and Quality |
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| Market outlet | Ware, Early ware, Pre-packing, Premium quality for pre-packing |
| Yield | High |
| Share oversize | Medium |
| Share undersize | Low |
| Cooking type | Fairly firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration | Low |
| Discoloration raw | Very low, Low |
| Dry matter content | Low, Medium |