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Alibaba
Alibaba
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Description:
A new variety for the fresh sector presenting uniform tubers with excellent cooking quality. ALIBABA produces consistently high yields across a range of soil types and a consistent bright red skin irrespective of growing conditions. Very good resistance to late blight and common scab and very few defects.

 

Parentage:
Barna x T2277/50

Dormancy:
Normal (6)

Maturity:
Maincrop

Cooking type:
B

Market:
Fresh


Shape:
Oval to long-oval

Skin colour:
Red

Flesh colour:
White

Eye depth:
Shallow

DM:
21%

Overall keeping quality:
Excellent

Damage:
6

Bruising:
5

Yield:
Very High


Common scab:
7

Powdery scab:
6

Foliage blight:
5

Tuber blight:
6

Blackleg:
5

Wart disease:
S

PCN Ro1:
S

PCN Pallida:
S


Growing Advice:
 

• ALIBABA is a prolific producer of tubers, wide inter row spacing is recommended.
• Herbicide Sensitivity: Metribuzin can be used strictly 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