The Discount potato variety is a high-yielding, early-maturing variety known for its excellent resistance to common potato diseases like late blight and nematodes. It has oval-shaped tubers with smooth yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. Discount is primarily used for table consumption due to its good cooking qualities, making it suitable for boiling and mashing.
Varietal characteristics
- Ripening period: medium early (III)
- Tuber yield: very high
- Starch content: very high
- Starch yield: very high
- Storage: good
Tuber characteristics
- Tuber shape: round oval
- Shell color: yellow
- Flesh colour: light yellow
- Number of tubers: high
Resistances and Vulnerabilities
- Nematodes: Ro 1, 4
- Potato crayfish: Pathotype 1
- Y-Virus: small
- Leaf roll virus: small
- Late blight: small
- Blight: small
- Blackleg: medium
- Scab: small
- Damage: small
- Black spotting: medium
