MELODY

Melody is a robust, high-yielding table variety with a high pack-out. This mid-season variety has a smooth yellow skin and yellow flesh. Melody has an excellent taste and texture and can be used for boiling, baking, pan-frying, and microwaving.

It is a great storage variety and has resistance to bruising.

Tuber Characteristics

• Tuber Shape: round oval
• Flesh Color: yellow
• Eye Depth: very shallow
• Skin Color: yellow
• Skin Texture: smooth
• Dormancy: very good
• Tuber Size: fairly large

Yield and Quality

• Markets: Table/Fresh, Heat And Drought Tolerant, Baker
• Yield: high-very high
• Tubers Per Plant: 12-14
• Cooking Type: A/B
• Dry Matter: 21%

Resistances

• Scab: medium-high
• PVY:  medium-high
• Foliage Blight: medium
• Tuber Blight: medium-high
• Damages: high
• Bruising: high
• Nematodes: Ro 1