Napoleon

Maincrop crisping variety with a good uniformity of size and a high dry matter content.

Good crisping quality
Suitable for the processing of flakes
Good virus resistances

Variety Catalogue Cultivation Recommendation

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Processing

Crisps, Flakes

Product manager Adrie Omtzigt about Napoleon

Napoleon is a new potato chip variety from Agrico. Adrie Omtzigt will explain its regular grading, good frying quality and its few sugar defects.

Plant and tuber characteristics

Maturity:

maincrop / 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:

quite poor / 5
Tuber shape:

round oval / RO
Regularity of tuber shape:

regular / 7
5 low | 9 high

Tuberisation:

average / 6
Tuber size:

quite large / 7,5
Regularity of size:

regular / 7
4 short | 8 long

Dormancy:

average / 6

Sensitivity and quality

Secondary growth:

quite sensitive / 6,5
Black spot (internal bruising):

sensitive / 5,5
Growth cracks:

quite sensitive / 6
Harvest damage:

quite sensitive / 6,5
Metribuzin - pre-emergence:

slightly sensitive / 7
Metribuzin - post-emergence:

slightly sensitive / 7
3 very sensitive | 8 minimum tot none sensitive

Bentazon:

- / -
4 poor result | 8 good result

Ethylene:

5% fewer to 5% more tubers / 5
Underwater weight:

450
Dry matter content :

24,1%
Cooking type:

floury / BC
Discolouration (after cooking):

quite sensitive / 6
Raw discolouration:

quite sensitive / 6
Fries quality:

good / 7
Dry matter distribution:

good / 7
Crisping quality:

excellent / 8
TGA-level:

4,0

Resistances

Virus - Leaf roll:

- / -
Virus - Yn:

slightly to not susceptible / 8
Virus - Yntn (tuber):

slightly to not susceptible / 8
Spraing:

susceptible / 5
Late blight - foliage:

slightly susceptible / 6
Late blight - tuber:

slightly susceptible / 6,5
Fusarium:

slightly susceptible / 6,5
Common scab:

slightly susceptible / 6
Powdery scab:

- / -
Black dot:

slightly susceptible / 6
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:

susceptible / 4
White nematode Pa 3:

susceptible / 2

Would you like to know more about the Napoleon?

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

Adrie Omtzigt

Product Manager

E varieties@agrico.nl

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