Rashida is notable for its attractive bright skin and high yield, producing large-sized tubers suitable for various culinary applications, including home fries. It demonstrates good resistance to common and powdery scab, contributing to its robustness in different growing conditions.
Key Agronomic Characteristics
- Maturity: Medium late
- Dormancy: Medium
- Yield (Mature): Very high
- Tuber Size: Very large
- Tuber Shape: Oval
- Number of Tubers per Plant: 9-11
- Skin Color: Yellow
- Flesh Color After Cooking: Yellow
- Cooking Type: AB - Slightly firm
- Dry Matter Content/Starch: 19.1% / 13.3%
- Underwater Weight (UWW)/Specific Gravity: 348 g / 1.074
- Internal Bruising Sensitivity: Sensitive
- Metribuzin Sensitivity: Sensitive
- Little Potato Disorder: Moderate