Sunshine
Sunshine is a very early to early table potato with cooking type B. Its long oval, well-shaped tubers attract with their very shallow eyes, smooth skin and unique brightness. Sunshine grows rapidly and achieves early high yields. Remarkable is its very early skin finish. It shows resistances against black leg, common scab and bruising. Resistant to PCN Ro 1.
Plant |
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| Maturity | Very early, Early |
| Plant type | Leaf type |
| Growth habit | Semi-upright |
| Color of flower | White |
| Foliage development | Rapid |
| Number of tubers | Medium |
| Dormancy | Medium |
Tuber characteristics |
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| Tuber shape | Long oval |
| Flesh color | Yellow, Deep yellow |
| Eye depth | Very shallow, Shallow |
| Skin color | Yellow |
| Skin characteristic | Smooth |
Resistances |
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| Nematodes | Ro 1 |
| Leaf blight | Medium, High |
| Tuber blight | High |
| Rhizoctonia | Medium |
| Black leg | High |
| Common scab | Very high |
| Internal rust spot | High |
| Second growth | High |
| Silver scurf | High |
| Damages | High |
| Bruising | High, Very high |
| PVY | Medium, High |
| PVY ntn | Very high |
Yield and Quality |
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| Market outlet | Ware, Early ware, Premium quality for pre-packing |
| Yield | High |
| Share oversize | Medium |
| Share undersize | Low |
| Cooking type | Fairly firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration | Low |
| Discoloration raw | Very low, Low |
| Dry matter content | Low, Medium |