Plant and tuber:
Flesh colour: light yellow
Skin colour: yellow
Tuber shape: round oval
Eye depth: 7,1 – shallow
Foliage development: very rapid, uniform emergence
Storage ability: 6,0 – good
Yield: 55,3 t/ha (according to COBORU) – very high
Dormancy period: short
Length of the vegetation period: 99 days
Consumption quality:
Cooking type: AB – firm (starch content 11,4%)
Taste: 7,0 – very good
Especially recommended for: steamed and boiled potatoes, oven-roasted potatoes, salad, soup
Resistances:
PCN: Ro1 – resistant
Synchytrium endobioticum: D1 – resistant
Common scab: 6,0 – medium/high
Mechanical damage: 6,0 – medium/high
Foliage blight: 3,0 – medium
Tuber blight: 4,0 – medium
Potato virus Y (PVY): 7,0 – high
Metribuzin sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Site requirements:
Michalina has low demands to soil quality, water supply and fertilization. It is especially suitable for lighter soil types. Resistant to stress related to drought. Tolerant to periodic excess of water.