KENNEBEC
Maturity  Medium early to medium late
Dormancy  Long
Foliage development  Good
Colour of skin  Pale yellow
Colour of flesh  White
Shape of tubers  Round-oval
Shallowness of eyes  Shallow
Size of tubers  Very large to large
Yield  High
Dry matter content  High to good
Cooking type  Fairly firm to floury
Suitable for  French fries, Crisps
Resistance against leafroll  Fairly susceptible
Resistance against virus A  Very good resistance
Resistance against virus X  Fairly susceptible
Resistance against virus Yn  Good resistance
Resistance against leaf blight  Moderately resistant
Resistance against tuber blight  Moderately resistant
Common scab  Fairly susceptible
Resistance against internal bruising  Fairly good resistance

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Morphological characteristics

Plant – medium to tall and leaf type foliage structure; stems upright to semi-upright and none or very weak anthocyanin colouration; very large, light to medium green leaves and closed to intermediate silhouette; absent or very low frequency of flowers, none or very weak anthocyanin colouration inner side flower corolla.
Tubers – round-oval; pale yellow, smooth skin; white flesh; shallow eyes.
Sprouts – medium, conical, weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration and weak pubescence of base; small to medium terminal bud with none or very weak anthocyanin colouration of tip; medium root tips.