Spunta is a medium early variety that provides a good yield. The tubers are long oval and shallow eyed. Spunta is heat and drought resistant and therefore very suitable for cultivation in warm climates.
Spunta
General
Parentage
Bea x USDA 96-56
Maturity
Moderately early
Foliage development
Strong
Metribuzin
Not sensitive
Tuber shape
Long
Skin colour
Yellow
Flesh colour
Pale yellow
Shallowness of eyes
Shallow eyes
Yield
High
Tuber size
Large
Dormancy period
Medium to long dormancy
Market
Traditional
Cooking type
B (waxy)
Discoloration after cooking
No discoloration
Dry matter content
19,7 %
Disease resistance
Blight foliar
5
Blight tuber
4,5
Common scab
6
PVX
6
PVY
7,5
Drought tolerance
9
Wart disease Fysio 1
Resistant
PCN resistance Ro1 & Ro4
Susceptible
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