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Processing French fries, Crisps, Flakes

Fontane

An early maincrop, high yielding processing variety for the production of French fries and flakes.

  • Large tubers
  • High dry matter content
  • Suitable for different types of soil
Variety Catalogue Cultivation recommendation
Fontane nestje met doorsnee
Fontane SNG CL®Agrico20
Fontane FF®Agrico20
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Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour
    blue violet / BV
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    above average / 5
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7,5
  • Foliage - final development
    average / 7
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7
  • Foliage - selectability
    average / 6
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6,5
  • Skin finish
    quite poor / 5
  • Tuber shape
    oval / O
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Tuberisation
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5,5

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Bentazon
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Ethylene
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight
    430
  • Dry matter content
    23,2%
  • Cooking type
    floury / BC
  • Discolouration after cooking
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Fries quality
    very good / 7,5
  • Dry matter distribution
    average / 6,5
  • Crisping quality
    average / 6
  • TGA-level
    6,1
  • Carvone oil
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5,5

Resistances

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