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Description
- Mondial is a very high yielding variety with good drought tolerance.
- Tubers have a light-yellow flesh and skin colour with a uniform grading and pack out.
- It shows good resistance to internal bruising.
- This is a multi-purpose cooking variety with a medium to medium-dry matter content.
Key facts
Suitability: Fresh market
Owner: Originally HZBC & Biemond
Origin: Netherlands
SA distribution: Open variety
Introduction: 1987
Parentage: Spunta x VEC cc 295
Yield: Very high
Maturity: Early tuberisation maturing during shorter days
Tubers per plant: 12-14
Agronomic traits
Emergence: Uniform emergence
Foliage development: Good
Internal bruising: Sensitive
Metribuzin: Moderate
Cooking type
Baking, chips, salads, roasting
Tuber characteristics
Skin colour: Light yellow
Flesh colour: Light yellow
Tuber shape: Long oval
Dry matter: Dry matter content
Starch: 19.7% (local* 16.9%)
Specific gravity (SG): 1.077 (local* 1.065)
Dormancy period: Medium
*Based on averages from Potatoes SA cultivar trials.
Disease tolerance
Blackleg: Susceptible
Bruising: Sensitive
Common scab: Moderate
Early blight: Moderate
Late blight: Susceptible
Leafroll: Susceptible
Potato wart: Tolerant
Powdery scab: Moderate
PVY virus: Moderate
Spraing: Moderate
For more information, visit www.hzpc.com, www.potatopro.com/potato-varieties/mondial, or www.wesgrow.co.za.
Disclosure: The information provided here is sourced from global data and general agricultural practices, which may not fully reflect South African conditions. For guidance tailored to your specific region and circumstances, please consult your local seed supplier or agronomist.