Margarita is a medium late variety producing good tuber numbers and an excellent yield. The variety is suitable for fresh consumption and is red-skinned with dark red eyes. Margarita is particularly suitable for cultivation on lighter soils.
Margarita
General
Parentage
Cara x Ausonia
Maturity
Moderately late
Foliage development
Strong
Metribuzin
Not sensitive
Tuber shape
Oval
Skin colour
Red
Flesh colour
Pale Yellow
Shallowness of eyes
Rather shallow eyes
Yield
Very high
Tuber size
Large
Dormancy period
Long dormancy
Market
Traditional
Cooking type
B (fairly firm)
Discoloration after cooking
No discoloration
Dry matter content
19,0 %
Disease resistance
Blight foliar
5
Blight tuber
7,5
Common scab
8
PVX
8,5
PVY
7,5
Drought tolerance
8
Wart disease Fysio 1
Resistant
PCN resistance Ro1 & Ro4
Resistant
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