Merlot [exempla x romanze] is a PBR certified, commercial seed potato suitable for the fresh market. Its bright deep red skin makes it attractive washed product for display.
A main crop season variety, Merlot gives commercial growers medium to high yields of short oval shaped potatoes with red skin and firm, yellow flesh. Merlot has delicate aroma typical of European style potatoes.
Grower information
Pest and disease resistance
Common Scab: High resistance
Powdery Scab: Moderate resistance
Gangrene: High resistance
Black Leg: High resistance
Foliage Blight: Moderate resistance
Silver Scurf: n/a
Dry Rot: Resistant
Tuber Blight: High resistance
Potato Leaf Roll Virus: High resistance
Potato Virus Y: Medium resistance
PCN RO1: Resistant
PCN pallida (2,3): n/a
Black Dot: n/a
Rhizoctonia: n/a
Agronomic attributes
Dormancy: Long
Damage resistance: n/a
Bruising resistance: n/a
Maturity: Main crop
Yield: Medium to high
Storability: Good
Please note: The variety Merlot is protected under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994. Unlawful propagation of Merlot is an offence under the Act.
Consumer information
Quality attributes
Skin Colour: Deep red
Skin Texture: Smooth - slight texture
Flesh Colour: Yellow
Dry Matter: 20 per cent
Tuber Shape: Short oval
Uniformity of Shape: Good
Eye Depth: Shallow
Specific Gravity: 1.084
Cooking attributes
Merlot is a firm cooking type of potato with fine potato flavour.
Merlot is suited to boiling and baking for great mash and roast potatoes.
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Contact Elders' Potato Manager, Sharon Elphinstone.
