PARADISO is a marketable, high-yield, medium-late table variety with yellow flesh color.

  • PARADISO has large tubers with shallow eyes and uniform size.
  • PARADISO has high resistance to bruising.
  • It is a variety with long oval tubers, uniform distribution, high tuber count, and high yield.

Tuber Characteristics

  • Usage: Table (culinary use)
  • Tuber Flesh Color: Light yellow
  • Tuber Skin Color: Yellow
  • Dry Matter Content: 18.2%
  • Tuber Characteristics: Long oval tubers
  • Eye Depth: Shallow
  • Cooking Type: B
  • Tuber Size: Large-sized

Plant Characteristics

  • Maturity Period: Medium-late
  • Flowering Frequency: Frequent
  • Flower Color: Purple

Resistance

  • Late Blight: Tubers and foliage are susceptible
  • Spraing: Quite resistant
  • PVY (Potato Virus Y): Moderately resistant
  • PVYn (Potato Virus Y - necrotic strain): Moderately resistant
  • Common Scab: Susceptible
  • Powdery Scab: Highly resistant
  • Golden Cyst Nematode (Ro1 and Ro4): Highly resistant
  • Fusarium: Susceptible

Harvest and Dormancy

Harvest:
For seed harvest, harvesting can be done at least two weeks after vine die-back.

Storage:
PARADISO has a medium dormancy period.

Growing Recommendations

  • Certified seed potatoes should be used.
  • Seed potatoes should not be cut.
  • For seed size 35–45 mm: In-row spacing should be 14–17 cm.
  • For seed size 45–55 mm: In-row spacing should be 17–18 cm.
  • For seed size 55–60 mm: In-row spacing should be 18–23 cm.
  • Equipment used during planting should be disinfected.
  • Seed potatoes should be treated with appropriate crop protection products.
  • Crop rotation should be taken into consideration.