Metro is a medium late variety producing very uniform tubers that are long oval and are suitable for French fries. The variety provides an excellent yield and has a high dry matter content value. Metro is suitable for cultivation in all climates; this makes it a very interesting variety.
Metro
General
Parentage
Mondial x Felsina
Maturity
Mondial x Felsina
Foliage development
Good
Metribuzin
Not sensitive
Tuber shape
Long oval
Skin colour
Yellow
Flesh colour
Pale yellow
Shallowness of eyes
Shallow eyes
Yield
High
Tuber size
Large
Dormancy period
Long dormancy
Market
Traditional & French fries
Cooking type
Traditional & French fries
Discoloration after cooking
No discoloration
Dry matter content
22,2 %
Disease resistance
Blight foliar
5
Blight tuber
6
Common scab
6
PVX
8
PVY
6,5
Drought tolerance
7
Wart disease Fysio 1
Resistant
PCN resistance Ro1 & Ro4
Susceptible
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