Romeo (New) | | | | | | | General Description | Romeo produces very smooth deep red tubers with white flesh and high dry matter. It shows good resistance to foliage blight, black scurf, gangrene and mechanical damage. It is free from internal problems and its culinary uses include crisping, mashing and roasting. |  | | Parentage | Ambo X Rooster | | | Maturity | Maincrop | | | Tuber Characteristics | | | Shape | Oval | | | Skin colour | Red | | | Flesh colour | White | | | Depth of eyes | Shallow | | | Dormancy | 6 | | | Dry matter content | 23.90% | | | Overall keeping quality | Excellent | | | Damage | 9 | | | Bruising | 8 | | | Yield | Very high | | | Resistance to Disease & Pests | | | Common scab | 5 | | | Powdery scab | n/a | | | Foliage blight | 5 | | | Tuber blight | 7 | | | Blackleg | n/a | | | Wart disease | I | | | PCN Ro1 | S | | | PCN Pallida | S | |
Scale of 1 to 9 ( 9 being the most desirable )I = ImmuneR = ResistantS = Susceptiblen/a = Result Not Available
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