TRADE AND MARKET I NG Italy: ideal testing ground for Dutch potato breeding the breeders actually kill two birds with one stone: market expansion in Italy and variety testing for a significant part of the world. In the Agroplant trial field there is therefore a range of varieties and numbers, suitable for both Italy and other countries. For Italian contenders, there is the Actrice from breeder Jan Darwinkel and FOB08-155-267, a number from the Fobek breeding station at Sint Annaparochie. Roncagli explains that the Actrice is no longer a contender, but rather a success story. According to Roncagli, Actrice produces a high yield with a round-oval shape ideal for the market and many tubers in the 50/55 to 70/75 mm sizes. You don’t have to wash them, which he adds as an advantage, it’s hardly necessary for potatoes from this soil, because it has a loose structure and doesn’t stick. Not even on a day after heavy rainfall, as is apparent when he lifts a few plants. And then many more names and numbers are reviewed such as Liselotte from Piet Smeenge, ‘firm surface’, ‘beautiful skin’, ‘lots – or few – tubers’, ‘a bit of pock’ can be heard. A cultivation factor such as Sencor sensitivity is also a topic of discussion ‘The Netherlands has been active in Italy for decades and has built up a very good reputation here when it comes to the supply of seed potatoes and the introduction of new varieties.’ Cereza from Harm Kannegieter, PBC 11-08-04 from Frits Werkman and WW 10-46 from Hans van den Oord. The breeders, now finally ‘let loose’ in the field, assess the varieties with great gusto. Comments like ‘good appearance’, here in Italy. Many growers in this region spray with this herbicide because of the abundant weeds which, like the potatoes, thrive here. A variety like Actrice has some problems with this, judging by the brown discolouration on the leaf edges, On a boggy headland, Roberto Ravier (centre), the agent for HZPC Holland and Stet Holland, gives an explanation about the working area in San Vitaliano, near Naples. The Netherlands has been active here for decades and has built up a very good reputation here when it comes to the supply of seed potatoes and the introduction of new varieties, he explains. 28 Potato World 2018 • number 3 Pagina 31
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