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Pamina

Pomme de terre PAMINA

TABLE POTATO VARIETY

Variety well adapted to countries of Western and Central Africa.
Very good response to cut. . - High yield giving big tubers with a good skin finish with a deep yellow flesh.
Very good at storage in traditional conditions.

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PLANT & TUBER

FOLIAGE MATURITY	LATE
EMERGENCE	FAIRLY FAST
PLANT VIGOUR	VERY HIGH
SKIN COLOUR	DEEP YELLOW
FLESH COLOUR	YELLOW
TUBER SHAPE	OVAL
SHAPE UNIFORMITY	GOOD
EYE DEPTH	SHALLOW
TUBER SIZE	LARGE
TUBER SET	VERY HIGH

DISEASES

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

QUALITY

YIELD	VERY HIGH
DRY MATTER CONTENT	MEDIUM (18-20%)
DISINTEGRATION	SLIGHT
AFTER COOKING DARKENING	VERY SLIGHT
FRYING COLOUR at harvest	VERY POOR
STORAGE ABILITY	MODERATE

PHYSIOLOGY

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

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