Eurotonda is a medium-late, high-starch potato variety with smooth yellow skin and creamy-white flesh. It forms round tubers with medium-deep eyes, delivers very high yields, boasts excellent dormancy for long storage, and shows strong resistance to potato cyst nematodes—making it ideal for starch production and organic cultivation.
General Characteristics:
- Maturity: Medium-late to late
- Skin Color: Yellow
- Flesh Color: Cream
- Tuber Shape: Round
- Eye Depth: Medium
- Skin Texture: Netted
- Number of Tubers per Plant: Medium
Agronomic Traits:
- Starch Content: High
- Yield: High tuber yield
- Dormancy: Very dormant, suitable for long-term storage
- Youth Development: Initially hesitant, then rapid
Disease Resistance:
- Potato Cyst Nematodes (Globodera pallida): Demonstrates significant resistance, with a low reproduction factor (Rf) of 1.0 for the Chavornay population and 18.4 for the Oberlangen population, indicating strong resistance to certain nematode strains.
