The Villetta Rose is a late maturing red potato variety. It was developed at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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and is under plant variety protection. It originated from a cross between
Dark Red Norland and Nordonna varieties. 'Villetta Rose' has a medium to long dormancy, stores well and maintains its red color in storage. It is grown for fresh sale and processing including canning.
Botanical Features
* The 'Villetta Rose' plant has medium vigorous vines with a semi-erect growth habit.
* It has dark green leaves and red-purple flowers.
* Tubers are a medium size and have a uniform spherical shape with shallow eyes.
Agricultural Features
* 'Villetta Rose' is resistant to bruising.
* It is moderately resistant to
PVY,
early blight, pink rot and
soft rot.
* It is susceptible to
common scab
Common scab is a plant disease of root and tuber crops caused by a small number of '' Streptomyces'' species, specifically '' S. scabies'', '' S. acidiscabies'', '' S. turgidiscabies'' and others. Common scab mainly affects potato ...
and medium-small tubers may develop skin netting.
References
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