cultivation and technology Browsing for innovations at PotatoEurope Krone also grows well without irrigation characteristic of this variety is its high drought resistance, as a result of which it can be grown on light soils without irrigation. Furthermore, the variety is not very susceptible to foliage or tuber Phytophthora, and has good resistance against virus Y. In the demonstration field of the German potato trading company Weuthen, the salesmen drew the Although PotatoEurope is not a major variety presenter, many seed potato companies have taken the opportunity to show part of their varieties at the international potato show. Most of them only present varieties suitable for cultivation in the host country, Germany in this case. An example is Bavaria Saat, a German company that was established in 1987 following the collaboration of three farmer breeders. The breeding company currently boasts a range of fifteen varieties, ten of which are for table potatoes and five for starch varieties. A very successful variety is the Krone. A strong attention of the German growers to two highly promising highflyers. The former is a firm, easy-to-store table potato with a high yield, which makes it an excellent farmers‘ variety and also a consumer’s favourite on account of its deeply-yellow flesh. The Ambassador is an early chipper and a high yielder. It is known as the successor to the Première and it owes its achievement to its more oval shape, which cuts more chips from a single potato. At the German Europlant, it was the Jelly that made the spotlight, especially because it scored so highly this season. The high-yielding, firm variety, which is suitable for exportation and processing into pre-cooked potato products, appears to be resistant to drought, and is not susceptible to second growth. In addition, the Jelly is also nematode resistant (ABC). 18 Potato World 2010 • number 4 Pagina 17
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