Toscana
High yielding and robust, healthy ware potato, main crop, cooking type B with excellent culinary qualities. TOSCANA shows attractive oval to round tubers with a very uniform grading. Shallow eyes, beautiful yellow skin and yellow flesh. Resistant to nematodes Ro1, 4. Excellent tolerance to common scab, bruising, Rhizoctonia, blackleg, tuber rots and Yntn.
Plant |
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| Maturity | Medium early |
| Plant type | Intermediate |
| Growth habit | Semi-upright |
| Color of flower | White |
| Foliage development | Very rapid |
| Number of tubers | High |
| Dormancy | Medium, High |
Tuber characteristics |
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| Tuber shape | Round oval |
| Flesh color | Yellow |
| Eye depth | Very shallow, Shallow |
| Skin color | Yellow |
| Skin characteristic | Smooth |
Resistances |
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| Nematodes | Ro 1, Ro 4 |
| Leaf blight | Medium |
| Tuber blight | High |
| Rhizoctonia | High |
| Black leg | High |
| Common scab | High |
| Internal rust spot | Medium, High |
| Damages | High |
| Bruising | High, Very high |
| PVY | Medium |
| PLRV | Low |
Yield and Quality |
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| Market outlet | Ware, Directmarketing, Pre-packing |
| Yield | High |
| Share oversize | Medium |
| Share undersize | Low |
| Cooking type | Fairly firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration | Low |
| Discoloration raw | Low |
| Dry matter content | Low, Medium |