Eva is a mid-season PBR certified, commercial seed potato with high yields of oblong shaped, white skin and flesh tubers, suitable for the fresh market.
The variety is well suited to the general cooking market with a great potato flavour and versatile cooking uses.
Grower information
Pest and disease resistance
Common Scab: Slightly susceptible
Powdery Scab: Moderate resistance
Gangrene: n/a
Black Leg: Moderate resistance
Foliage Blight: Moderate resistance
Silver Scurf: Moderate resistance
Dry Rot: n/a
Tuber Blight: Slightly susceptible
Potato Leaf Roll Virus: Susceptible
Potato Virus Y: Moderately susceptible
PCN RO1: Susceptible
PCN pallida (2,3): Susceptible
Black Dot: Susceptible
Rhizoctonia: n/a
Agronomic attributes
Dormancy: Long
Damage resistance: Moderate resistance
Bruising resistance: Moderate resistance
Maturity: Second early
Yield: High
Please note: The variety Eva is protected under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994. Unlawful propagation of Eva is an offence under the Act.
Consumer information
Quality attributes
Skin Colour: White
Skin Texture: Smooth
Flesh Colour: White
Dry Matter: 18 per cent
Tuber Shape: Round to Oblong
Uniformity of Shape: Good
Eye Depth: Shallow
Specific Gravity: 1.077
Cooking attributes
Eva is a firm cooking type potato with pleasing taste and slightly dry texture.
Although good for all cooking, Eva is an excellent potato for dry baking, roasting and making home-made chips.
Ready to place an order?
Contact Elders' Potato Manager, Sharon Elphinstone.
