Symfonia is a fresh market potato variety developed by breeder A. Walsma in the Netherlands and introduced in 1995. It is known for its high to very high yield potential and excellent tuber quality. The tubers are oval to oblong in shape with smooth red skin, shallow and evenly distributed eyes, and light yellow flesh.
Symfonia produces medium to large, uniform tubers with high dry matter content, making it well-suited for both baking and boiling. The variety exhibits good storability due to its strong dormancy and has very good resistance to external damage.
Botanical Features
- Plants: medium to tall, erect to semi-erect; stems very strongly pigmented; wings prominent, waved single; nodes slightly to moderately swollen, moderately pigmented.
- Leaves: dark green, semi-open; midribs strongly pubescent and very strongly pigmented; petioles very strongly pigmented.
- Terminal leaflet: fused with the first pair of primary leaflets giving it an irregular shape; tip acute; base cordate and very slightly asymmetrical; medium to strongly wavy margins. Primary leaflets: five pairs; small; narrowly ovate, tip acute; base cordate and very slightly asymmetrical.
- Flowers: moderately numerous; buds moderately to strongly pigmented; rather small red-violet corolla, moderately prominent star; bright yellow anthers; peduncle very strongly pigmented.
- Tubers: oval to oblong; smooth red skin; shallow eyes, evenly distributed; eyebrows slightly prominent; light yellow flesh.
- Sprouts: spherical; blue-violet; base glabrous, very strongly pigmented; apex semi-open, weakly to moderately pigmented, weakly pubescent.
Agricultural Features
- High to very high yielding variety: high number of tubers per plant; very good resistance to external damage; good storability; high dry matter content.
- Utilization: firm to fairly firm cooked texture; none to trace after cooking blackening, very good for baking and boiling.
- Chief Market: fresh market.
