Hermes is a moderately late variety, very suitable for crisping. It is mainly grown in the warmer climates around the Mediterranean Sea for the processing industry.
Hermes
General
Parentage
DDR 5158 x SW 163/55
Maturity
Moderately late
Foliage development
Good
Metribuzin
Not sensitive
Tuber shape
Round oval
Skin colour
Yellow
Flesh colour
Yellow
Shallowness of eyes
Moderately deep eyes
Yield
High
Tuber size
Large
Dormancy period
Long dormancy
Market
Crisps
Cooking type
BC (waxy to floury)
Discoloration after cooking
No discoloration
Dry matter content
22,9 %
Disease resistance
Blight foliar
5
Blight tuber
8
Common scab
7
PVX
-
PVY
8
Drought tolerance
8
Wart disease Fysio 1
Resistant
PCN resistance Ro1 & Ro4
Susceptible
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