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Asterix is a high yielding late main crop variety of long oval uniform red tubers with yellow flesh, with high dry matters. Well suited to production of French fries and processed products. Very popular among farmers due to its good storage ability — the most produced potato variety in Pakistan.
Moderately late; medium long dormancy
Fairly susceptible to leaf blight. Good resistance to tuber blight; moderately resistant to leaf roll; susceptible to Virus A, X; fairly susceptible to Virus Y(n); immune to wart disease; resistant to Ro1 potato cyst nematode; moderately resistant to common scab.
Very high; uniform in grading
High to good
Fairly firm in cooking; traces of after-cooking blackening; suitable for fresh consumption and French fries
Good
Lady Rosetta is a moderately early, productive crisping variety. This variety reaches high dry matter levels and low sugars early in the season, producing very uniform round tubers. It is very popular and a high-demand variety used by the crisp industry in Pakistan.
Moderately early; medium long dormancy
Very susceptible to leaf blight and tuber blight; moderately resistant to leaf roll; resistant to Virus A & X; fairly good resistance to Virus Y; resistant to Ro1 potato cyst nematode; moderately resistant to common scab.
Very high; uniform grading
Very high
Floury in cooking; little to slight discolouration after cooking; suitable for crisps
Good to fairly good
Sante variety is widely used as a main crop in Pakistan and very famous among farmers. Due to its attractive colour and shape this variety has high demand for export.
Early maincrop
Susceptible to foliage late blight during the growing season; moderately susceptible to common scab and storage diseases like silver scurf or blackleg.
Medium to high
High
A floury, versatile all-rounder with excellent resistance to after-cooking blackening — ideal for premium crisps and chips.
Quite good to very good
Although Desiree is an old Dutch variety, it's still popular for its colour and taste. Maincrop maturity with high yields and early bulking. Firm cooked texture, good for boiling, fresh French fry, and mashing quality. High resistance to drought and good resistance to potato virus Y and powdery scab.
Medium late
Highly susceptible to both G. rostochiensis and G. pallida; leaves are quite susceptible to late blight; notoriously susceptible to Common Scab.
Medium to high
Medium to high
A multi-purpose red potato with creamy-yellow, firm-to-floury flesh that stays intact when boiled but mashes beautifully — ideal for roasting and home cooking.
Medium to high