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Bermuda
Bermuda

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Description:
 
Bermuda is primarily a crisping variety but has potential for French fries and is also very acceptable in the fresh sector. Resistance to late blight is excellent and very good resistance to PCN Pallida. Bermuda is well adapted to growing in warmer climates, producing high yields with few defects. Crisping scores in hot climates are good but Bermuda is not suitable for long term storage.

 

Parentage:
Lady Rosetta x Innovator

Dormancy:
Long (7)

Maturity:
Maincrop

Cooking type:
BC

Market:
Processing / Fresh


Shape:
Oval

Skin colour:
White

Flesh colour:
White

Eye depth:
Medium

DM:
23.5%

Overall keeping quality:
Excellent

Damage:
6.5

Bruising:
6.5

Yield:
Very high yield of medium sized tubers


Common scab:
7

Powdery scab:
n/a

Foliage blight:
7

Tuber blight:
7

Blackleg:
6

Wart disease:
S

PCN Ro1:
S

PCN Pallida:
S


Growing Advice:
 

• As tubers can get large, reduce inter row spacing when
growing for crisping- to prevent oversize and tuber
elongation.
• A fertilisation programme as per maincrop varieties is
recommended.
• Herbicide sensitivity – Metribuzin can be used preemergence 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