Retail
Fresh
Traditional

Agata

First early, rather firm cooking ware variety with an attractive smooth skin and a high yield.
  • Uniform tuber shape and size
  • Good virus resistances
  • Good tolerance against bruising and damage
Marketsegments
Retail
Fresh
Traditional
Agata nestje met doorsnee
Agata SNG CL®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    first early / 8
  • Light sprout colour:
    red violet / RV
  • Flower colour:
    white / W
  • Number of berries:
    above average / 5
  • Foliage - initial development:
    fast / 8
  • Foliage - final development:
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness:
    average / 6
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour:
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish:
    excellent / 8
  • Tuber shape:
    oval / O
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    regular / 7
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    high / 8
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7
  • Regularity of size:
    quite regular / 6
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    short / 4

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Growth cracks:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
  • Underwater weight:
    316
  • Dry matter content :
    17,6%
  • Cooking type:
    rather firm / AB
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Fries quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • Crisping quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level:
    8

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Spraing:
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Late blight - foliage:
    susceptible / 5
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium:
    susceptible / 5
  • Common scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Black dot:
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • 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:
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Agata?

The best way to guarantee a good harvest and the best return on your investment is to start out with healthy, high-quality seed potatoes and expert advice. At Agrico, we are committed to and invest in knowledge and research. This has enabled us to cultivate a wide range of unique potato varieties that display effective resistance, strong variety characteristics and a high yield. Naturally, the seed potatoes we supply are fully certified.

If you have any specific questions about the Agataor would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

Adrie Omtzigt

Product Manager
Omtzigt, Adrie | PM | Portret

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