Astra
Astra is a crisping variety with a high yield and impressive frying quality, which lasts throughout the season and well into spring time, without converting starch into sugar.
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Category: |
Crisping |
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Usage: |
Crisping |
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Maturity: |
Medium early |
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Yield: |
High |
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Foliage: |
Strong - high |
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Tuber size: |
Medium to big |
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Tuber shape: |
Round-oval
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Number of tubers: |
13-16 |
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Skin colour: |
Yellow
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Flesh colour: |
Light yellow |
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Cooking type: |
BC |
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IBVL frying colour:
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8/8/7 (IBVL frying colour scored in November/January/March) |
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Dry matter content: |
High (23-25 DM%) |
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Dormancy period: |
Long |
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Nematodes: |
Resistance: Ro 1,4 |
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Wart disease: |
Susceptible |
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Foliage blight: |
High resistance |
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Tuber blight: |
Moderate resistance |
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Common scab: |
High resistance |
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Growing: |
Astra is a robust variety which can be grown on sandy and clay soils. It has excellent attributes for conventional growing but is also very interesting for organic production. |
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