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Antarctica
Antarctica
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Description:
ANTARCTICA is suitable for both French fry and crisp production, and produces very high yields of medium to large tubers with consistent fry colours through the storage period. ANTARCTICA can be stored at lower temperatures and is suited to markets where paler/lighter fry colours are preferred. ANTARCTICA also has an excellent disease resistance profile.

Parentage:
Navan x Pentland Ivory

Dormancy:
Normal (6)

Maturity:
Maincrop

Cooking type:
C

Market:
Fresh / French fries / Organic


Shape:
Oval to long-oval

Skin colour:
Cream

Flesh colour:
Cream

Eye depth:
Shallow

DM:
23.5%

Overall keeping quality:
Excellent

Damage:
6

Bruising:
5

Yield:
High


Common scab:
6

Powdery scab:
5

Foliage blight:
6

Tuber blight:
7

Blackleg:
6

Wart disease:
S

PCN Ro1:
S

PCN Pallida:
S


Growing Advice:
 
• Inter row spacing should be appropriate to end use – crisping or French fry crops
• Herbicide Sensitivity: Metribuzin can be used pre-emergence only. Some yellowing may occur if used post-emergence.


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