The Birgit potato is a medium-early, predominantly firm-cooking (B) table potato known for its delicate texture and excellent culinary qualities.
- Predominantly firm-cooking gourmet potato
- Deep yellow flesh color
- Distinctive rosé-colored skin
- Ideal for direct marketing with high brand recognition
Tuber Characteristics
- Cooking type: Predominantly firm-cooking (B)
- Maturity: Medium-early
- Tuber shape: Oval
- Flesh color: Deep yellow
- Skin: Rosé, smooth
- Eye depth: Very shallow to shallow
- Raw discoloration: Low
Resistance / Susceptibility
- Y-virus: Low susceptibility
- Leaf roll virus: Medium susceptibility
- Rhizoctonia: Medium susceptibility
- Tuber blight (Phytophthora infestans): Medium susceptibility
- Late blight (foliage): Medium susceptibility
- Scab (Streptomyces scabies): Low susceptibility
