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Anna
Anna
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Description:
ANNA produces high yields of bright attractive tubers suitable for pre-packing. Storage characteristics and resistance to common scab are good and performs well on marginal potato land.

 

Parentage:
OP 4051/2 x Cara

Dormancy:
Normal (5)

Maturity:
Early maincrop

Cooking type:
B

Market:
Fresh

Anna


Tuber Characteristics


Shape:
Oval to short-oval

Skin colour:
Cream

Flesh colour:
Creamy white

Eye depth:
Shallow

DM:
18%

Overall keeping quality:
Good

Damage:
7

Bruising:
7

Yield:
Very High


Resistance to Diseases & Pests


Common scab:
7

Powdery scab:
3

Foliage blight:
4

Tuber blight:
4

Blackleg:
4

Wart disease:
I

PCN Ro1:
R

PCN Pallida:
S


Growing Advice:
 

• Early and comprehensive blight control programme required.
• Herbicide sensitivity: Metribuzin can be used pre-emergence only.


Key

Scale of 1 to 9 (9 being the most desirable)

I = Immune R = Resistant S = Susceptible n/a = Result Not Available

Cooking Type A = Firm, B = Fairly Firm, C = Floury, D = Very Floury