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New potato varieties for the retail and processing markets.

Nouvelles variétés de pomme de terre pour la consommation à l'état frais et la transformation.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Between 1999 and 2001, seven relatively early to relatively late harvest potato varieties were tested on a national scale in Switzerland. Four varieties were added to the Swiss list of potato varieties in 2002 and 2003. Naturella is a relatively early harvest retail variety of type B-C with good mildew-resistant properties. Fontane is a relatively early harvest variety which is suitable for the production of French fries and crisps and has a good shelf life. Innovator, a relatively early variety, produces large tubercules suitable for the production of French fries; this variety has good mildew-resistant properties and a good shelf life.

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  • Original title: Nouvelles variétés de pomme de terre pour la consommation à l'état frais et la transformation.
  • Record ID : 2004-1249
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Rev. suisse Agric. - vol. 36 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 2004/01
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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