The Pepita potato variety is well-suited for early harvesting and large tuber production. It is a multi-purpose potato with fairly firm texture, making it ideal for various cooking applications. However, it has poor to moderate storage ability, meaning it is best consumed or processed soon after harvest. It also has good resistance to common scab and wart disease but moderate to low resistance to late blight and viral infections.
Tuber Characteristics:
- Skin Color: White to yellow
- Flesh Color: Yellow
- Shape: Oval
- Eye Depth: Shallow
Tuber Yield & Storage:
- Yield Potential: Medium
- Early Harvest Yield: High to very high
- Tuber Size: Large
- Internal Rust Spot: Infrequent
- Storage Ability: Poor to moderate
Utilization & Cooking:
- Cooking Type: Fairly firm, multi-purpose
- Dry Matter Content: Low
- Starch Content: Medium
Disease Resistance:
- Late Blight (Tubers): Low to medium
- Late Blight (Foliage): Medium
- Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum): Field immune
- Common Scab (Streptomyces scabies): Medium
- Potato Virus Y: Medium
- Potato Leaf Roll Virus: Low