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Processing Crisps, Flakes

Napoleon

Maincrop crisping variety with a good uniformity of size and a high dry matter content.

  • Good crisping quality
  • Suitable for the processing of flakes
  • Good virus resistances
Variety Catalogue Cultivation recommendation
Websitefoto's HR Napoleon GRB CL©Agrico20
Websitefoto's HR Napoleon SNG CL©Agrico20
Napoleon CHP©Agrico21
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Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    maincrop / 5
  • Light sprout colour
    red violet / RV
  • Flower colour
    white / W
  • Number of berries
    very high / 4
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    quite firm / 7,5
  • Foliage - selectability
    average / 6,5
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    light yellow / 6,5
  • Skin finish
    quite poor / 5
  • Tuber shape
    round oval / RO
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7
  • Tuberisation
    average / 6
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size
    regular / 7
  • Dormancy
    average / 6

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Bentazon
    - / -
  • Ethylene
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight
    450
  • Dry matter content
    24,1%
  • Cooking type
    floury / BC
  • Discolouration after cooking
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Fries quality
    good / 7
  • Dry matter distribution
    good / 7
  • Crisping quality
    excellent / 8
  • TGA-level
    4,0
  • Carvone oil
    25% more tubers / 8
  • Dormancy
    average / 6

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Spraing
    susceptible / 5
  • Late blight - foliage
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Fusarium
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Common scab
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Powdery scab
    - / -
  • Virus - A
    - / -
  • Virus - X
    - / -
  • Black dot
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Erwinia
    - / -
  • Wart disease F1
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4
    resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2
    susceptible / 4
  • White nematode Pa 3
    susceptible / 2