Melody is a

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

of potato.

Description

It is yellow, with a smooth skin, and dry flesh.Love Potatoes: Varieties: Melody
/ref> It can be boiled and mashed. Melody has a high yield potential and has an overall good disease resistance. It is resistant to late blight on tubers, common scab, bruising, '' Fusarium sulphureum'' (dry rot) and ''

Globodera rostochiensis ''Globodera rostochiensis'', commonly known as the golden nematode, golden eelworm or yellow potato cyst nematode, is a plant pathogenic nematode. It is a pest of plants in the family Solanaceae, primarily infesting potatoes and tomatoes, as well ...

'' (a potato cyst nematode).

History

The breeder, Meijer Research B.V., a Dutch company,Bloomberg: Meijer Research B.V.
/ref> holds the rights until 2030.

Characteristics

The 'Melody' potato features oval-shaped tubers with yellow skin and medium-yellow flesh. Its eyes have a relatively shallow depth, and the skin is smooth. When sprouted, the base of the sprout is violet in colour; the plant itself reaches a medium height with red-violet flowers that produce few

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References

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