Velox
Velox is a very early ware potato with cooking type B. Good suitability for washing and pre-packing as well as early French fries production. Medium to large, long and oval tubers with smooth, yellow skin and light yellow flesh color. The tuber size is very regular. Resistant to PCN Ro1, Ro4 and potato wart disease race 1. Excellent resistances to common scab, rhizoctonia, black leg, brown spot, tuber blight and PVYntn.
Plant |
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| Maturity | Very early |
| Plant type | Intermediate |
| Growth habit | Upright |
| Color of flower | Light red-violet |
| Foliage development | Rapid |
| Number of tubers | Medium |
| Dormancy | Medium |
Tuber characteristics |
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| Tuber shape | Long oval |
| Flesh color | Light yellow |
| Eye depth | Shallow |
| Skin color | Yellow |
| Skin characteristic | Netted |
Resistances |
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| Nematodes | Ro 1, Ro 4 |
| Potato wart disease | Race 1 |
| Leaf blight | Medium |
| Tuber blight | High |
| Rhizoctonia | Medium, High |
| Black leg | High |
| Common scab | High |
| Internal rust spot | Medium |
| Damages | Medium |
| Bruising | High |
| PVY | Medium |
| PVY ntn | High |
| PLRV | High, Very high |
Yield and Quality |
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| Market outlet | Ware, Pre-packing, French fries |
| Yield | Medium, High |
| Share oversize | High |
| Share undersize | Very low, Low |
| Cooking type | Fairly firm cooking |
| After cooking discoloration | Low |
| Discoloration raw | Low |
| Dry matter content | Low, Medium |