Van Rosa

Deep red smooth skinned, yellow fleshed table potato, particularly suitable for washed pre-packs.
Van Rosa
Parentage
Selection from Desiree
Breeder
Selected by Alex McDonald Ltd
Breeders Rep.
Alex McDonald Ltd
Maturity
Medium early to medium late
Yield
High
Tubers

Long/oval deep red skinned tubers with pale yellow flesh

Shallow eyes

Eating quality
An excellent general purpose variety with great eye appeal due to its deep red skin colour. Good fry quality and also holds well together on frying.
Virus diseases

Good resistance to virus Y

Moderate resistance to virus X

Other diseases

Susceptible to common scab.

Moderate resistance to late blight foliage

Rather good resistance to late blight tuber

PCN

Susceptible to PCN, RO1

Susceptible to PCN Pallida

Notes
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Springston, Canterbury

Postal

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Rolleston 7650,
NEW ZEALAND

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