Variety Catalog – Amarant
Characteristics and description of the pest
BASIC DATA
| Variety Name: | Amarant |
| Earliness: ⚠ | średnio późna |
| Usage type: | starchy |
ORIGIN
| Origin: | M 62812 x MC-5 |
| Country of origin: | Poland |
| Year of registration in Poland: | 2016 |
| Year of removal from the register: | |
| Breeder: | PMHZ Strzekęcin |
| The representative maintaining the variety in Poland: | Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka sp. z o.o. |
COMPOSITION (CONTENT)
| Starch content [%]: | 20.2 |
| Dry matter content [%]: | |
| Vitamin C content [mg%]: | |
| Glycoalkaloid content [mg/kg fresh weight]: | 190.0 |
| Solanine content in tubers [%]: |
STORAGE
| Storage Durability: ⚠ | |
| Recommended Storage Temperature for Seed Potatoes [°C]: | |
| Recommended Storage Temperature for Edible/Processing Potatoes [°C]: | |
| Bulb Dormancy Period: ⚠ |
TUBERS
| Shape of tubers: ⚠ | Oval-elongated |
| Shape regularity: ⚠ | |
| Eye depth: ⚠ | |
| Bulb size: ⚠ | |
| Skin color: | purple |
| Skin smoothness: | |
| Flesh color: | white |
| Sprout color: | blue-violet |
FLOWERS
| Flower color: | czerwonofioletowa |
| Abundance of flowering: ⚠ | 5 |
| Color of anthers: | |
| Length of the pistil: |
BUSH
| Plant height: | tall |
| Thickness of the stem: ⚠ | |
| Plant habit type: | standing |
TASTE
| Abundance of flowering: ⚠ | |
| Taste: | |
| Taste [1-9]: ⚠ |
DARKENING OF THE PULP
| Raw after 4 hours: ⚠ | |
| Cooked after 10 min: ⚠ | |
| Cooked after 24 hours: ⚠ |
PRZYDATNOŚĆ NA
| Fries: | |
| Suitability for fries – index: | |
| Chips: | Yes |
| Suitability for chips – index: | |
| Dried products: | |
| Canned and frozen products: | |
| Salads: | |
| Mashed potatoes, dumplings, pancakes, noodles: |
TENDENCIES TO
| Dark powdery mildew: ⚠ | |
| Bulb deformations: ⚠ | |
| Bulb cracking: ⚠ | |
| Rusty discoloration of the flesh: ⚠ | |
| Hollowness of bulbs: ⚠ |
POTATO NEMYTH
| Pathotype resistance: | Ro1, |
RAK ZIEMNIAKA
| Pathotype resistance: | D1 |
VIRUSES
| Potato Virus Y – PVY: ⚠ | 8 |
| Response on tubers after PVYNTN infection: | |
| Leafroll Virus – PLRV: ⚠ | |
| Potato Virus M – PVM: | |
| Potato Virus M – PVM [1-9]: ⚠ | |
| Potato Virus X – PVX: ⚠ |
POTATO BLIGHT
| Leaf resistance to potato late blight: ⚠ | 6.5 |
| Tuber resistance to potato late blight: ⚠ |
ROT
| Tuber resistance to dry rot: ⚠ | |
| Tuber resistance to wet rot: ⚠ |
OTHER DISEASES
| Tuber resistance to mechanical damage: ⚠ | |
| Odporność roślin na czarną nóżkę: ⚠ | |
| Odporność bulw na parcha zwykłego: ⚠ | |
| Skłonność do infekcji bulw parchem srebrzystym: ⚠ | |
| Skłonność do pękania bulw: |
TOTAL YIELD
| After 60 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| After 75 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| At the end of vegetation [dt/ha]: | 427 |
COMMERCIAL YIELD
| After 60 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| After 75 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| At the end of the vegetation period [dt/ha]: | 375 |
SHARE OF COMMERCIAL YIELD IN TOTAL YIELD
| After 60 days from planting [%]: | |
| After 75 days from planting [%]: | |
| At the end of the vegetation period [%]: | 97 |
FERTILIZATION
| Recommended nitrogen dose for early harvest [kg N/ha]: | |
| Recommended nitrogen dose for end of vegetation harvest [kg N/ha]: |
REQUIREMENTS
| Soil: | |
| Water: |
OTHER INFORMATION
| Seed production difficulty level: | |
| Number of tubers per plant [pcs]: | |
| Number of stems [pcs/tuber 20g]: |
General comments
tubers with deep eyes
Gallery
Altesse variety – tubers
(photo by S. Wróbel)
