Plant and tuber:
Flesh colour: light yellow
Skin colour: yellow
Tuber shape: round oval
Eye depth: 7,4 – very shallow
Foliage development: uniform emergence
Storage ability: 8,0 – very good
Yield: 58,3 t/ha (according to COBORU) – high
Dormancy period: long
Consumption quality:
Cooking type: B-BC – slightly mealy to mealy (starch content 13,0%)
Taste: 6,9 – good
Especially recommended for: steamed and boiled potatoes, oven-roasted potatoes, potato dumplings, potato pancakes
Resistances:
PCN: Ro1 – resistant
Potato wart disease Synchytrium endobioticum – susceptible
Common scab: 6 – medium/high
Mechanical damage: medium/high
Late blight: 8 – resistant
Potato virus Y (PVY): 8 – very high
Metribuzin sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Site requirements:
Irmina has middle demands to soil quality, water supply and fertilization. Prefers lighter soil types.