The Birgit Red potato is a mid- to late-season variety with red skin and yellow flesh, known for its round to oval shape and firm texture. It produces good yields with uniform tubers and shows moderate resistance to common scab and certain viruses.
- Arguably the best tasting potato
Tuber Characteristics
- Type: Fresh market - processing
- Maturity: Early - mid crop
- Yield: High - very high, high tuber set
- Shape: Round - oval
- Eye Depth: Shallow
- Skin: Red, smooth
- Flesh Colour: Yellow
- Size: Medium - large
- Storability: Very good
Resistances
- Nematodes: Ro1, Ro4
- Mosaic Virus Y: Good
- Tuber Rot: Average
- Late Blight: Average
- Black Leg: Good
- Common Scab: Good
- Rhizoctonia: Average - good
- Internal Rust Spot: Good
- Leaf Roll Virus: Average
- Mechanical Damage: Good
