Melody
Melody is a robust, high-yielding table variety with a high pack-out. This mid-season variety has a smooth yellow skin and yellow flesh. Melody has an excellent taste and texture and can be used for boiling, baking, pan-frying, and microwaving. It is a great storage variety and has resistance to bruising.
Tuber Characteristics
| Tuber Shape | round oval |
| Flesh Color | yellow |
| Eye Depth | very shallow |
| Skin Color | yellow |
| Skin Texture | smooth |
| Dormancy | very good |
| Tuber Size | fairly large |
Yield and Quality
| Markets | Table/Fresh, Heat And Drought Tolerant, Baker |
| Yield | high-very high |
| Tubers Per Plant | 12-14 |
| Cooking Type | A/B |
| Dry Matter | 21% |
Resistances
| Scab | medium-high |
| PVY | medium-high |
| Foliage Blight | medium |
| Tuber Blight | medium-high |
| Damages | high |
| Bruising | high |
| Nematodes | Ro 1 |
Remarks
- sensitive to full application of Sencor pre-emergence - Good for mid/late storage. - avoid over-irrigation to minimize lenticels.
Seed Availability
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