OPAL

Opal is a medium early crisp variety. Excellent product quality after cold and long-term storage. It is also suitable for the production of dehydrated products. Small, oval tubers with light yellow flesh color. Resistant to PCN Ro1, Ro4; high resistances to leaf- and tuber blight, black leg, common scab and internal rust spot.

Plant
 

• Maturity: Medium early
• Plant type: Stem type
• Growth habit: Semi-upright
• Color of flower: Red-violet
• Foliage development: Rapid, Medium
• Number of tubers: Medium, High
• Dormancy: Very high

Tuber Characteristics
 

• Tuber shape: Round oval
• Flesh color: Light yellow
• Eye depth: Medium
• Skin color: Yellow
• Skin characteristic: Netted

Resistances
 

• Nematodes: Ro 1, Ro 4
• Potato wart disease: Race 1 *
• Leaf blight: Medium, High
• Tuber blight: High
• Rhizoctonia: Medium
• Black leg: High
• Common scab: Medium, High
• Internal rust spot: High
• Second growth: High
• Damages: Medium
• Bruising: Medium, High
• PVY: Medium, High
• PVY ntn: High
• PLRV: Low, Medium

Yield and Quality
 

• Market outlet: Crisps
• Yield: Medium, High
• Share oversize: Medium, High
• Share undersize: Low, Medium
• Dry matter content: Medium
• Chips quality after harvest: Very good
• Chips quality after longterm storage: Very good