Arrow

A first early ware variety with a very attractive skin which can be cultivated on different types of soil.
  • Creamy flesh colour
  • Oval long tubers
  • Good drought tolerance
Marketsegments
Traditional
Arrow nestje met doorsnee
Arrow SNG CL®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    sensitive / 5
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight:
    355
  • Dry matter content :
    19,5%
  • Cooking type:
    rather firm / AB
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Raw discolouration:
    - / -
  • Fries quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • Crisping quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level:
    2,8

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Spraing:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Late blight - foliage:
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Fusarium:
    susceptible / 5
  • Common scab:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Powdery scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Black dot:
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • 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 Arrow?

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 Arrowor would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

Douwe Werkman

Product Manager
Douwe Werkman

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