The Hydra potato variety is a robust, late-season starch potato known for its resistance to multiple diseases. It is a medium-late maturing variety.
Hydra is particularly valued for its high resistance to common potato diseases, making it a reliable choice for farmers looking to cultivate potatoes with both starch and drying qualities. This variety is primarily used in industrial applications requiring high starch content.
- Dual-purpose: Starch and Dehydrated Potato
- Low to moderate sugar content makes processing into flakes possible
- Multiple nematode and wart resistance
- Very high resistance to iron spot
Tuber Characteristics
- Cooking Type: -
- Maturity: Mid-late
- Tuber Shape: Round-oval
- Flesh Color: Cream
- Skin: Yellow, rough
- Eye Depth: Medium-deep
- Raw Discoloration: Low
Susceptibility
- Y-Virus: Very low
- Leaf Roll Virus: Low
- Rhizoctonia: Low
- Tuber Blight: Low
- Late Blight: Medium
- Scab: Low
