Setting the standard for table potatoes
Melody is a high quality pre packing variety. It has high yield potential of uniform, attractive tubers with smooth, bright light yellow skins with light yellow flesh. It has medium dry matter content, low outgrade levels and good storage potential. Cooking quality is consistently high over a wide range of soil types. Agronomic characteristics are good, with good resistance to viruses, tuber blight and skin blemish diseases.
| Melody | |
|---|---|
| Yield | High |
| Underwater weight | 475 |
| Dry matter % | 20,5 |
| Maturity | Early/Medium |
| Dormancy | Medium Long |
| Bruising index (*1) | 11 |
| Second growth (*2) | 7.4 |
| Common scab (*2) | 7.3 |
| Late blight (*2) | 4.1 |
| Tuber shape | Round oval |
| Percentage 50/+ | 80 |
| Percentage 40/70 | 72 |
| Skin color | Light yellow |
| Flesh color | Light yellow |
| Eye depth | Shallow |
| Uniformity | Very good |
| Washability | Good |
| Internal defects % | 1 |
| Hollow heart % | 0 |
| Cooking type February | Fairly firm |
| Fry Colour fries October (8°C) | 5 |
| Fry Colour fries February (8°C) | 4 |
| Fry Colour fries May (8°C) | 3 |
| Potato Cyst Nematodes Ro1 (*2) | 9 |
| Potato Cyst Nematodes Ro2/3 (*2) | 4 |
| Potato Cyst Nematodes Pa2 (*2) | 5 |
| Potato Cyst Nematodes Pa3 (*2) | 1 |
| Wart Disease wz 1 (D1) (*3) | 10 |
| Wart Disease wz 2 (G1) (*3) | 9 |
| Wart Disease wz 6 (O1) (*3) | 9 |
| Wart Disease wz 18 (T1) (*3) | 5 |
(*1): 0= none, 50 = severe
(*2): 9 = resistant, 1 = very susceptible
(*3): 10 =resistant, 3 = very susceptible
Characteristics
▪ Table variety with very regular and shallow-eyed tubers
▪ The robust, stress-resistant plants ensures reliable production
▪ Long dormancy and good storage characteristics
▪ Resistant to Viruses Y, X and A