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Early variety with a great package of agronomics

Early maincrop variety producing very high yields of long-oval tubers with pale-yellow flesh. Excellent bright skin finish with shallow eyes. Higher dry matter (typically 22%) giving good taste and eating qualities which are well received by customers. Kingsman has superior blackleg and damage resistance.

Kingsman
Dry matter %22
MaturityEarly
Common scab (*1)3
Powdery scab (*1)4
Silver scab (*1)8
Tuber shapeOval/Long oval
Skin colorLight yellow
Flesh colorCream
Eye depthShallow
Smoothness of skinSmooth
Bruising (*1)6
Splitting (*1)9
Skin spot (*1)8
Black leg (*1)8
Potato Cyst Nematodes Ro1 (*1)9
Potato Cyst Nematodes Ro2/3 (*1)2
Leafroll
(*1)
4
Virus Y (*1)
Foliage blight (*1)4
Tuber blight (*1)5
Dry rot (F. coeruleum) (*1)8
Dry rot (F. sulphureum) (*1)1

(*1): – – no information, 9= resistant, 1= very susceptible

Characteristics

▪ Kingsman can be planted early into warming soils
except where powdery scab is a high risk
▪ Kingsman generally has a high yield potential
▪ Variety will develop a good large rooting system, which provides good nutrient efficiency and excellent heat and drought tolerance
▪ Variety can produce high yields unirrigated and performs well in hot climates
▪ Kingsman maintains a strong canopy into maturity which might hinder skin set in some seasons and can delay dry matter accumulation