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Argos is an early to full season round white potato variety with proven performance under North American conditions. Argos exhibits tolerance to heat and drought stress and has demonstrated outstanding resistance to potato cyst nematodes.
Following top killing and curing this variety can be held under general storage conditions and provides excellent quality washed potatoes extending beyond four months of cold storage.
Plant morphology
| Flower: |
Many, purple in colour born on a long thick stock. |
| Vines: |
Stout stems are pigmented, erect and numerous. Bush type plant habit. |
| Leaf: |
Medium sized pigmented primary leaf lets, weakly waved margins. Many secondary leaflets. Terminal leaflets are overlapped. |
| Tuber: |
Large, uniform in distribution, shallow eye depth with regular distribution, white skinned with white flesh, skin is smooth and transparent yielding a bright appearance. Tubers are oval in shape. |
Production, Disease and Handling characteristics
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Production |
| Yield: |
Very High |
| Maturity: |
Early main crop type. |
| Dormancy: |
Medium |
| Storability: |
Medium |
| Shipping: |
Good-very good. |
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Environmental stresses: |
Highly tolerant to heat/drought. |
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Disease |
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Resistance PVY: |
Moderate resistance. |
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Resistance PLRV: |
Good resistance. |
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Common Scab: |
Good resistance. |
| Blackleg: |
Moderate resistance. |
| Blight: |
Moderate resistance. |
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Handling |
| Harvesting: |
No problems with proper condition following topkill. |
| Storage: |
No problems with modern storages. |
| Washing: |
Good to very good. |
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Packing and shipping: |
To achieve optimum returns, shipping should follow with in 4-5 months of harvest. |
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