Delila

TABLE VARIETY Respectful of the environment

Semi late variety.
Oblong tubers with red skin and yellow flesh.
Well adapted to the conditions of the Mediterranean basin.
Its long dormancy combined with high resistance to late blight makes it a particularly hardy variety.

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PLANT

EMERGENCE	SLOW
PLANT VIGOUR	VERY HIGH
FOLIAGE MATURITY	LATE

TUBER

TUBER SHAPE	LONG OVAL
SHAPE UNIFORMITY	VERY GOOD
EYE DEPTH	VERY SHALLOW
SKIN COLOR	RED
FLESH COLOUR	PALE YELLOW
TUBER SIZE	VERY LARGE
TUBER SET	FAIRLY HIGH

QUALITY

YIELD	HIGH
DRY MATTER CONTENT	FAIRLY HIGH (20-22%)
DISINTEGRATION	FAIRLY SLIGHT
AFTER COOKING DARKENING	SLIGHT
COOKING TYPE	B
FRYING COLOUR at harvest	MEDIUM
STORAGE ABILITY	VERY HIGH

DISEASES

RESISTANCE TO FOLIAGE LATE BLIGHT	VERY HIGH
RESISTANCE TO TUBER LATE BLIGHT	MODERATE
RESISTANCE TO EARLY BLIGHT	MODERATE
RESISTANCE TO PVY	LOW
RESISTANCE TO PVYntn	VERY HIGH
RESISTANCE TO PITTED COMMON SCAB	FAIRLY LOW
RESISTANCE TO NETTED COMMON SCAB	FAIRLY LOW
RESISTANCE TO WART pathovar 1	NULL
RESISTANCE TO PCN G.rostochiensis (Ro1-4)	NULL
RESISTANCE TO PCN G.pallida (Pa2-3)	NULL

PHYSIOLOGY

DORMANCY	VERY LONG
RESISTANCE TO DESPROUTING	FAIRLY HIGH
RESISTANCE TO EXTERNAL DAMAGE	HIGH
RESISTANCE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE	MODERATE
RESISTANCE TO INTERNAL RUST SPOT	HIGH