The Megusta potato variety is a medium-early salad potato celebrated for its excellent taste and appealing appearance. Developed by BROP Pelhřimov, it offers several notable features:
- Skin and Flesh: It has smooth, yellow skin with deep yellow, pure flesh.
- Shape and Eyes: The tubers are long-oval with shallow eyes.
- Cooking Type: Classified as type A, suitable for boiling and salads.
- Yield: Provides a medium to high number of tubers with regular calibration, ensuring a high marketable yield.
Resistances:
- Nematodes Ro 1, 4: High resistance
- Y-Virus (PVY): High resistance
- Potato Leaf Roll Virus: High resistance
- Late Blight: High resistance
- Black Leg: High resistance
- Common Scab: High resistance
- Potato Wart: High resistance to types 1, 2, 6, and 18
