Maris Bard is a moderately early, white flesh, high productive consumption variety with good processing qualities. Suitable for fresh consumption, French fries and salads. Maris Bard is a very popular variety in the United Kingdom, Sweden, South and Eastern-Europe, such as Spain and Slovenia.
Maris Bard
General
Parentage
Y 15/139 x Ulster Prince
Maturity
Moderately early
Foliage development
Good
Metribuzin
-
Tuber shape
Oval
Skin colour
Pale yellow
Flesh colour
White
Shallowness of eyes
Rather shallow eyes
Yield
High
Tuber size
Large
Dormancy period
Medium long dormancy
Market
Table potato
Cooking type
AB (rather firm)
Discoloration after cooking
No discoloration
Dry matter content
19,0 %
Disease resistance
Blight foliar
4
Blight tuber
6
Common scab
5
PVX
-
PVY
6
Drought tolerance
8
Wart disease Fysio 1
Resistant
PCN resistance Ro1 & Ro4
Susceptible
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