The 'Elegante' potato is a mid-early to medium-maturing variety, classified in the French catalog under list A in 2022.
Physical Characteristics:
- Tubers: Long-shaped with yellow skin and yellow flesh.
Agronomic Traits:
- Yield: Approximately 99.94% of the control, indicating a productive variety.
- Storage: Good to very good storage ability, allowing it to be stored late into the season.
Culinary Qualities:
- Cooking Type: Firm-fleshed, classified in culinary group A.
- Dry Matter Content: Low, around 16%, contributing to its firm texture upon cooking.
- Taste: Known for its very good culinary quality, making it a preferred choice for salads and other dishes requiring firm potatoes.
Disease Resistance:
- Common Scab: Moderately susceptible.
- Late Blight: Moderately susceptible on foliage; susceptible to very susceptible on tubers.
- Potato Virus Y: Fairly susceptible.
- Potato Cyst Nematode (Ro1-4): Susceptible.