Punchy potato

Punchy [g08tt189.006/ dolly x chippie] is a commercial seed potato with excellent and regular production across multiple growing conditions and areas. It is very tolerant of stressful conditions. 

Punchy produces very uniform round tubers with yellow skin and yellow flesh. 

Grower information

Pest and disease resistance

Common Scab: Moderate resistance

Powdery Scab: n/a

Gangrene: n/a

Black Leg: n/a

Foliage Blight: n/a

Silver Scurf: n/a

Dry Rot: n/a

Tuber Blight: Fairly low

Potato Leaf Roll Virus: n/a

Potato Virus Y: Very high

PCN RO1: Full

PCN pallida (2,3): Full

Black Dot: n/a

Rhizoctonia: n/a

Agronomic attributes

Dormancy: Medium

Damage resistance: Moderate

Bruising resistance: n/a

Maturity: Early crop

Yield:  High

Consumer information

Quality attributes

Skin Colour: Yellow

Skin Texture: n/a

Flesh Colour: Yellow

Dry Matter: 22 per cent 

Tuber Shape: Round

Uniformity of Shape: Very good

Eye Depth: Fairly shallow

Specific Gravity: 1.092

Cooking attributes

Punchy is well suited for early processing and is ideal for wedges, chips and frying.

Ready to place an order?

Contact Elders' Potato Manager, Sharon Elphinstone.

Sharon Elphinstone

Potato Manager
  • Elders Pakenham

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