Processing
French fries

Premiere

First early variety for the French fries industry with early a good yield.
  • Early delivery straight from the field
  • High dry matter content
  • Good dry matter distribution
Marketsegments
Processing
French fries
Premiere nestje met doorsnee
Premiere FF®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    first early / 8
  • 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
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour:
    light yellow / 6
  • Skin finish:
    good / 7
  • Tuber shape:
    oval round / OR
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    quite regular / 6
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size:
    average / 6,5
  • 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):
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Growth cracks:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    sensitive / 5
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    - / -
  • Underwater weight:
    416
  • Dry matter content :
    22,4%
  • Cooking type:
    floury / BC
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration:
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Fries quality:
    above average / 6,5
  • Dry matter distribution:
    good / 7,5
  • Crisping quality:
    unsuitable / 5
  • TGA-level:
    2,8

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yn:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Spraing:
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Late blight - foliage:
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Common scab:
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Powdery scab:
    susceptible / 5
  • Black dot:
    - / -
  • 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 Premiere?

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

Martin Pot

Product Manager
Martin Pot

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