Diamant

A versatile, early maincrop variety with good heat tolerance, a high yield and suitable for home fries.
  • Excellent frying quality
  • Good virus resistances
  • Suitable for a second crop
Marketsegments
Traditional
Diamant nestje met doorsnee
Diamant SNG CL®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    sensitive / 5
  • Growth cracks:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    - / -
  • Underwater weight:
    420
  • Dry matter content :
    23%
  • Cooking type:
    rather floury / B
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    very sensitive / 4
  • Raw discolouration:
    - / -
  • Fries quality:
    good / 7
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • Crisping quality:
    average / 6
  • TGA-level:
    10,2

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Spraing:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Late blight - foliage:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Fusarium:
    susceptible / 5
  • Common scab:
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Powdery scab:
    very susceptible / 3
  • Black dot:
    - / -
  • Wart disease F1:
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6:
    quite susceptible / 6
  • 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 Diamant?

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 Diamantor 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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