Variety Catalog – Tajfun
Variety Characteristics and Description
BASIC DATA
| Variety Name: | Tajfun |
| Maturity: ⚠ | medium early |
| Usage type: | table potato |
ORIGIN
| Origin: | PS 646 x 88.312-2 |
| Country of origin: | Poland |
| Year of registration in Poland: | 2004 |
| Year of deregistration: | |
| Breeder: | PMHZ Strzekęcin |
| Representative maintaining the variety in Poland: | Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka sp. z o.o |
COMPOSITION (CONTENT)
| Starch content [%]: | 16.9 |
| Dry matter content [%]: | 22.3 |
| Vitamin C content [mg%]: | 21.2 |
| Glycoalkaloid content [mg/kg fresh weight]: | 117.0 |
| Solanine content in tubers [%]: | 7.1 |
STORAGE
| Storage durability: ⚠ | 8 |
| Recommended seed tuber storage temperature [°C]: | 3-5 |
| Recommended table/processing potato storage temperature [°C]: | 4 |
| Tuber dormancy period: ⚠ | 9 |
TUBERS
| Tuber shape: ⚠ | round-oval |
| Shape regularity: ⚠ | 7.2 |
| Eye depth: ⚠ | 9.0 |
| Tuber size: ⚠ | 7.1 |
| Skin color: | yellow |
| Skin smoothness: | medium smooth |
| Flesh color: | light yellow |
| Shoot bud color: | red-violet |
FLOWERS
| Flower color: | white |
| Flowering abundance: ⚠ | 7 |
| Anther color: | |
| Style length: |
PLANT
| Plant height: | medium |
| Stem thickness: ⚠ | 5 |
| Plant growth habit: | intermediate |
TASTE
| Culinary type: ⚠ | B-BC |
| Taste: | good |
| Taste [1–9]: ⚠ | 7.0 |
FLESH DARKENING
| Raw after 4 hrs: ⚠ | 8.2 |
| Cooked after 10 min: ⚠ | 8.5 |
| Cooked after 24 hrs: ⚠ | 8.3 |
SUITABILITY FOR
| French fries: | |
| French fry index: | |
| Chips: | Yes |
| Chip index: | 5.7 |
| Dried products: | |
| Canned and frozen products: | |
| Salads: | |
| Purée, dumplings, pancakes, noodles: | Yes |
TENDENCIES TO
| Black spot bruising: ⚠ | 6 |
| Tuber deformation: ⚠ | 4.0 |
| Tuber cracking: ⚠ | 4 |
| Rust spot in flesh: ⚠ | 4 |
| Hollow heart: ⚠ |
POTATO CYST NEMATODE
| Resistance to pathotypes: | Ro1 |
POTATO WART
| Resistance to pathotypes: | D1 |
VIRUSES
| Y Virus – PVY: ⚠ | 7 |
| Tuber reaction after PVYNTN infection: | |
| Leafroll Virus – PLRV: ⚠ | 7 |
| M Virus – PVM: | very susceptible |
| M Virus – PVM [1–9]: ⚠ | 2.5 |
| X Virus – PVX: ⚠ | 9 |
LATE BLIGHT
| Resistance of leaves to late blight: ⚠ | 5.0 |
| Resistance of tubers to late blight: ⚠ |
ROT
| Resistance of tubers to dry rot: ⚠ | |
| Resistance of tubers to soft rot: ⚠ |
OTHER DISEASES
| Resistance of tubers to mechanical damage: ⚠ | 5 |
| Resistance of plants to blackleg: ⚠ | 7.0 |
| Resistance of tubers to common scab: ⚠ | 6.0 |
| Susceptibility of tubers to silver scurf: ⚠ | 5.5 |
| Tendency of tubers to crack: |
TOTAL YIELD
| After 60 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| After 75 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| At the end of vegetation [dt/ha]: | 525 |
MARKETABLE YIELD
| After 60 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| After 75 days from planting [dt/ha]: | |
| At the end of vegetation [dt/ha]: | 504 |
SHARE OF MARKETABLE YIELD IN TOTAL YIELD
| After 60 days from planting [%]: | |
| After 75 days from planting [%]: | |
| At the end of vegetation [%]: | 96 |
FERTILIZATION
| Recommended nitrogen dose for early harvest [kg N/ha]: | |
| Recommended nitrogen dose for harvest at end of vegetation [kg N/ha]: | 120 |
REQUIREMENTS
| Soil: | moderate-low |
| Water: | tolerant |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Seed production difficulty level: | fairly easy |
| Number of tubers per plant [pcs]: | 15.4 |
| Number of stems [pcs/tuber 20g]: |
Gallery
Tajfun variety – tubers
(photo by S. Wróbel)
Tajfun variety – sprouts
(photo by S. Wróbel)
