Fidelia is a PBR certified, commercial seed potato variety for the fresh market which can be displayed as a washed product.
An attractive, early but high-yield salad potato variety with smooth yellow skin and flesh, Fidelia has an attractive appearance and very good culinary qualities, similar to Nicola and Dutch Cream.
Grower information
Pest and disease resistance
Common Scab: High resistance
Powdery Scab: Good resistance
Gangrene: Moderate resistance
Black Leg: High resistance
Foliage Blight: Moderate resistance
Silver Scurf: Resistant
Dry Rot: Susceptible
Tuber Blight: High resistance
Potato Leaf Roll Virus: Moderate resistance
Potato Virus Y: High resistance
PCN RO1: Resistant
PCN pallida (2,3): n/a
Black Dot: High resistance
Rhizoctonia: n/a
Agronomic attributes
Dormancy: Long
Damage resistance: n/a
Bruising resistance: Resistant
Maturity: Early main crop
Yield: High
Please note: The variety Fidelia is protected under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994. Unlawful propagation of Fidelia is an offence under the Act.
Consumer information
Quality attributes
Skin Colour: Yellow
Skin Texture: Smooth
Flesh Colour: Yellow
Dry Matter: 18 per cent
Tuber Shape: Round/Oval
Uniformity of Shape: Even
Eye Depth: Shallow
Carbohydrate per 100g: 14.5 per cent
Cooking attributes
A versatile culinary potato with a firm cooking potato with fine flavour, Fidelia is best suited to baking, roasting and for wedges.
Ready to place an order?
Contact Elders' Potato Manager, Sharon Elphinstone.
