Meryem

A maincrop, high yielding consumption variety with a beautiful red skin.
  • Good drought tolerance
  • Good tuberisation
  • Good virus resistances
Marketsegments
Traditional
Meryem nestje met doorsnee
Meryem SNG CL®Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld
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Product manager Douwe Werkman about Meryem

Our product manager Douwe Werkman explains the features of Meryem. This potato variety has a nice red skin and a high yield potential which makes Meryem very popular among our customers. 

Plant and tuber characteristics

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

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Black spot (internal bruising):
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Growth cracks:
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage:
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence:
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence:
    slightly sensitive / 7,5
  • 3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive
    Bentazon:
    - / -
  • 4 poor result | 8 good result
    Ethylene:
    5% to 15% more tubers / 6
  • Underwater weight:
    349
  • Dry matter content :
    19,2%
  • Cooking type:
    rather floury / B
  • Discolouration (after cooking):
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration:
    - / -
  • Fries quality:
    below average / 5,5
  • Dry matter distribution:
    - / -
  • Crisping quality:
    unsuitable / 4
  • TGA-level:
    3,3

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll:
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn:
    slightly susceptible / 6,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber):
    slightly susceptible / 7,5
  • Spraing:
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Late blight - foliage:
    very susceptible / 4,5
  • Late blight - tuber:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium:
    susceptible / 5
  • Common scab:
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Powdery scab:
    slightly susceptible / 6
  • Black dot:
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Wart disease F1:
    resistant / 10
  • Wart disease F6:
    slightly susceptible / 9
  • Wart disease F18:
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4:
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2:
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3:
    - / -

Would you like to know more about the Meryem?

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 Meryemor would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

Ilie Patu

Product Manager
Ilie Patu

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