Plant and tuber:
Flesh colour: yellow
Skin colour: yellow
Tuber shape: round oval
Eye depth: 7,0 – shallow
Foliage development: very rapid, uniform emergence
Storage ability: 8,0 – very good
Yield: 53,6 t/ha (according to COBORU)
Dormancy period: long
Consumption quality:
Cooking type: B – slightly mealy (starch content 11,4%)
Taste: 7,0 – very good
Especially recommended for: steamed and boiled potatoes, potato casserole
Resistances:
PCN: Ro1 – resistant
Common scab: 6 – medium/high
Mechanical damage: medium/high
Foliage blight: 3 – medium
Tuber blight: 4 – medium
Potato virus Y (PVY): 7 – high
Metribuzin sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Site requirements:
Gwiazda has middle demands to soil quality, fertilization and water supply. Performs well in dry conditions. Soils in good agricultural conditions are advantageous for ensuring a good tuber quality. An increased nitrogen fertilization should be balanced with a sufficiently high phosphorus-potassium fertilization. An excess nitrogen may extend vegetation of plants, may delay tuber maturation and may cause an excessive overgrowth of the above-ground parts of the plants.
