Armedi

An early maincrop processing variety suitable for the French fries industry.

  • Good tuberisation
  • Suitable for long term storage
  • Multiple potato cyst nematodes resistances
Websitefoto's HR Armedi GRB CL©Agrico20
Websitefoto's HR Armedi SNG CL©Agrico20
Armedi FF©Agrico21
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour
    - / -
  • Flower colour
    purple / P
  • Number of berries
    average / 6
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    firm / 8
  • Foliage - selectability
    average / 6,5
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish
    average / 6
  • Tuber shape
    oval long / OL
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7
  • Tuberisation
    average / 6,5
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Dormancy
    average / 6,5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    very sensitive / 3
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    very sensitive / 3
  • Bentazon
    - / -
  • Ethylene
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight
    402
  • Dry matter content
    21,8%
  • Cooking type
    floury / C
  • Discolouration after cooking
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Raw discolouration
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality
    excellent / 8
  • Dry matter distribution
    average / 6,5
  • Crisping quality
    good / 7
  • TGA-level
    6,0
  • Carvone oil
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Dormancy
    average / 6,5

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    - / -
  • Spraing
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Late blight - foliage
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Fusarium
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Common scab
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Powdery scab
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - A
    - / -
  • Virus - X
    - / -
  • Black dot
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Erwinia
    - / -
  • Wart disease F1
    slightly susceptible / 9
  • Wart disease F6
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4
    resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3
    field resistant / 7
  • R_Golden nematode Ro 5
    moderately susceptible* / 6*
  • White nematode Pa 2
    resistant / 9
  • White nematode Pa 3
    field resistant / 8