Surmia

Very rapid initial development in both canopy and tubersize. A rather low height plant with a strong foliage. A good yield performance with well-shaped, attractive tubers with a pleasant full flavour – already 40 days after emergence.

Variety characteristic:

Surmia is designed for a very early harvest. Surmia is an extra early ware potato and due to its low and stiff haulm is promoted for cultivation under plastic/fibretex. Its sprouts are thick and strong. A feature of this variety is a scarce inflorescence. Its initial development is very rapid with very good ridge covering soon after emergence. An yield of first earlies obtained 40 days after emergence exceeds the yield of the reference variety. Surmia forms rather few and big sized tubers high in the ridge. The well-shaped tubers attract with an excellent “potato flavour”. It is possible to obtain a satisfactory yield in the second half of May.

Plant and tuber:

Flesh colour: light yellow
Skin colour: yellow
Tuber shape: round oval
Eye depth: 6,7 – rather shallow
Foliage development: very rapid, uniform emergence
Storage ability: 8,0 – good
Yield: achieves an average total yield of 55,4 t/ha corresponding to 100% of the reference variety (according to COBORU). A marketable yield of first earlies (40 days after emergence) and second earlies exceeds the yield of the reference variety.
Dormancy period: short

Consumption quality:
Cooking type: AB – slightly firm (starch content 13%)
Taste: 6,8 – very good
Especially recommended for: salads, steamed and boiled potatoes

Resistances:

PCN: Ro1 – resistant
Synchytrium endobioticum: patotype D1 – resistant
Common scab: 6,0 – medium/high
Mechanical damage: medium/high
Foliage blight: 3,0 – medium
Tuber blight: 4,0 – medium
Potato virus Y (PVY): 4,0 – slightly susceptible

Site requirements:

Surmia has middle demands to soil quality and fertilization, and higher requirements to water supply.

Market outlet	First crop, Packing, Table varieties, Traditional
Maturity	Very early
Cooking type	AB (slightly firm)
Flesh colour	Light yellow
Skin colour	Yellow
Soil demand	Middle
Shape tubers	Round oval

Market outlet

First crop, Packing, Table varieties, Traditional