Nicola
Maturity: Medium early
Cooking type (EAPR): A-B (firm cooking, salad variety)
Resistance to nematodes: Ro1
Resistance to potato wart disease (Synchytr.): 1
Tuber shape: Long-oval to long
Eye depth: Shallow
Skin: Smooth
Flesh colour: Yellow
Yield: High in regular calibration
Calibration: Regular
Consumption quality: Excellent, mild taste
Discoloration after cooking: Very low
Resistances
Y-Virus (PVY): Medium
Potato leaf roll virus (PLRV): Low
Common scab (Streptomyces scabies): High
Black leg (Erwinia spp.): High
Late blight (Phytophthora infestans): Medium
Internal rust spots: Medium
Processing quality: None
Sensitivity to mechanical damage: High
Dormancy: Medium
NICOLA produces a high number of tubers, thereby using less nitrogen than
average. Regular late blight treatments are recommended.
32-34 cm in the 75 cm row
NICOLA has medium demand to soil and water supply.
NICOLA should be harvested carefully after haulm killing in order to increase storability