ORIGIN: The variety Valda was bred by Potato Research Institute Havlíčkův Brod, Ltd. as a cross of varieties Evelin x Svela. Registration was done in 2019.
TUBER DESCRIPTION: Tubers are oval, medium large to large, medium resistant to mechanical damage, with shallow eyes, yellow skin and yellow flesh. Boiled tubers have medium firm texture, medium moisture, mild to medium mealiness, fine to medium rough structure, off-taste is small to medium, after cooking darkening is slight to medium.
AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS: Initial foliage growth is medium fast, number of tubers per hill is medium high. The variety is medium resistant to viral disease infection, medium resistant to resistant to foliage late blight and resistant to potato common scab. Potato yield is high. Marketable tuber yield is high. Starch content is medium high. Due to appropriate dry matter content and low reducing sugar content tubers fulfil requirements of the processing industry for raw material for chip and French fry production. The utility value is determined by combination of a high yield of marketable tubers and very good chip and French fry quality and therefore the variety is an obvious benefit for the assortment compared to registered early varieties.
GROWER TIPS: Considering intermediate resistance to mechanical damage the variety is rather suitable for growing in des-toned fields.
ADVANTAGES: Due to appropriate dry matter content and low reducing sugar content it fulfils the requirements of the processing industry for raw material for chip and French fry production.