Cultivar check: Panamera

Description

• High-yielding, multipurpose variety for the fresh produce market (FPM) with excellent frying quality.
• Long oval shape with light yellow flesh and yellow skin colour.
• Very low nitrogen requirement.
• Medium-late maturity.
• Good resistance package.
• Broad adaptability.

Tuber characteristics

• Skin colour: Yellow
• Flesh colour after cooking: Light yellow
• Tuber shape: Long and oval
• Dry matter: 20.8%
• Starch: 14.9%
• Number of tubers: 9 to 11

Disease resistance

• Tuber blight: High
• Common scab: High
• Powdery scab: Slightly susceptible
• Foliage blight: Slightly susceptible

Cooking type

A multipurpose table potato with good frying quality.

Key facts

• Suitability: Table potato for the FPM
• SA distribution: WesGrow
• Parentage: Voyager x Fabula
• Yield potential: High

Agronomic traits

• Emergence: Slow
• Foliage development: Strong
• Bulking: Late
• Dormancy: Medium
• Internal bruising: Quite sensitive
• Metribuzin sensitivity: Moderately sensitive
• Burn-off: Avoid early burn-off; natural senescence preferred

Visit www.wesgrow.co.za/potatoes/panamera for more information.

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 agronomist.