Plant and tuber:
Flesh colour: yellow
Skin colour: yellow
Tuber shape: oval
Eye depth: 7,6 – very shallow
Foliage development: very rapid, uniform emergence
Storage ability: 7,0 – good
Yield: 54 t/ha (according to own studies) – very high. Yield percentage above 110 percent compared
to the standard during first harvest period
Dormancy period: medium
Length of the vegetation period: 78 days
Consumption quality:
Cooking type: B – slightly mealy (starch content 13%)
Taste: 7,1 – very good
Especially recommended for: steamed and boiled potatoes, baked potato
Resistances:
PCN: Ro1 – susceptible
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): 8,0 – high
Metribuzin sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Site requirements:
Piwonia has middle demands to soil quality, fertilization and water supply. It is especially suitable for light and middle soil types.