The Winner potato variety is a late-maturing (90-110 days) potato with high yield potential (350-400 q/ha) and long storability. It produces yellow-skinned, round-oval tubers with red eyes and white-cream flesh.
Key Characteristics
- Skin color: Yellow with red eyes, providing an attractive appearance.
- Shape: Round-oval, making it suitable for various culinary uses.
- Eye depth: Shallow, facilitating easier peeling and processing.
- Flesh color: White-cream, desirable for consumption and processing.
- Maturity: Late (90-110 days), suitable for regions with a long growing season.
- Average Yield Potential: High, ranging from 350-400 quintals per hectare, ensuring good returns for farmers.
- Storability: Long, making it suitable for extended storage and transportation.
Reaction to Diseases/Pests
- PVYn: Resistant, reducing the risk of yield loss due to this virus.
- PVX: Semi-resistant, offering moderate protection.
- Late Blight: Slightly susceptible, requiring some preventive measures.
- Common Scab: Slightly susceptible, but manageable with proper soil and irrigation practices.