The Skawa potato variety is known for its early maturity and high yields. It typically produces medium-sized, oval-shaped tubers with yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. Skawa is primarily a table potato, suitable for boiling and has a good cooking quality with a firm texture. It also demonstrates resistance to diseases like common scab and has moderate resistance to late blight.
- High-yielding starch potato
- Very good leaf health
Varietal characteristics
- Ripening period: mid-late (IV)
- Tuber yield: very high
- Starch content: very high
- Starch yield: very high
- Storage: long dormancy
Tuber characteristics
- Tuber shape: round
- Shell color: yellow
- Flesh colour: light yellow
- Number of tubers: high
Resistances and Vulnerabilities
- Nematodes: Ro 1, 4
- Potato crayfish: Pathotype 1
- Y-Virus: very low
- Leaf roll virus: small
- Late blight: small
- Blight: small
- Blackleg: medium
- Scab: small
- Damage: small
- Black spotting: medium
