Processing
Crisps

Corsica

An early maincrop crisping variety with a good yield and a good dry matter content.
  • Excellent crisping quality
  • Good storability
  • Uniform tuber size
Marketsegments
Processing
Crisps
Corsica nestje met doorsnee
Corsica SNG CL®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity:
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour:
    red violet / RV
  • Flower colour:
    white / W
  • Number of berries:
    very high / 4
  • Foliage - initial development:
    quite fast / 7
  • Foliage - final development:
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness:
    quite firm / 7,5
  • Skin colour:
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour:
    light yellow / 6,5
  • Skin finish:
    below average / 5,5
  • Tuber shape:
    round oval / RO
  • Regularity of tuber shape:
    regular / 7
  • 5 low | 9 high
    Tuberisation:
    quite high / 7
  • Tuber size:
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size:
    regular / 7
  • 4 short | 8 long
    Dormancy:
    quite long / 7

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    slightly to not sensitive / 8
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    15% to 25% more tubers / 7
  • Underwater weight:
    441
  • Dry matter content :
    23,7%
  • Cooking type:
    floury / C
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Raw discolouration:
    sensitive / 5
  • Fries quality:
    average / 6
  • Dry matter distribution:
    average / 6,5
  • Crisping quality:
    excellent / 8
  • TGA-level:
    5,33

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Spraing:
    very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight - foliage:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Fusarium:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Common scab:
    slightly susceptible / 7
  • Powdery scab:
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Black dot:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Wart disease F1:
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6:
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18:
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4:
    resistant / 9
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3:
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Corsica?

The best way to guarantee a good harvest and the best return on your investment is to start out with healthy, high-quality seed potatoes and expert advice. At Agrico, we are committed to and invest in knowledge and research. This has enabled us to cultivate a wide range of unique potato varieties that display effective resistance, strong variety characteristics and a high yield. Naturally, the seed potatoes we supply are fully certified.

If you have any specific questions about the Corsica or would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

Peter Geluk

Product Manager
Peter Geluk

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