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Spectra

Second early, high yielding ware variety with a very regular tuber shape and an attractive smooth skin.

  • Large tubers
  • Good tuberisation
  • Uniform tuber size
Variety Catalogue Cultivation recommendation
Spectra nestje met doorsnee
Spectra SNG CL®Agrico20
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Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Growth cracks
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • Bentazon
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Ethylene
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight
    324
  • Dry matter content
    17,9%
  • Cooking type
    rather firm / AB
  • Discolouration after cooking
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration
    very sensitive / 4
  • Fries quality
    unsuitable / 4,5
  • Dry matter distribution
    - / -
  • Crisping quality
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level
    4,7
  • Carvone oil
    5% to 15% more tubers / 6
  • Dormancy
    quite short / 5

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Spraing
    susceptible / 5
  • Late blight - foliage
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Common scab
    susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab
    very susceptible / 4
  • Virus - A
    - / -
  • Virus - X
    - / -
  • Black dot
    susceptible / 5
  • 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
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3
    - / -