Variety traits

Starch content

Starch content is an indicator of starch concentration in tubers, expressed as a percentage of their weight, which determines culinary properties, keeping quality, and suitability of potatoes for processing.

Mentioned in descriptions 4 253 varieties reference book.

Starch content represents the main energy reserve of the tuber and a key quality parameter affecting the technological properties of potatoes. With a high starch concentration, tubers boil down significantly and become mealy, which is optimal for mashed potatoes and baking, whereas low starch content allows the product to maintain its shape in salads and during frying.

This parameter is estimated as a percentage of the fresh tuber weight using physical gravimetric methods, such as specific gravity determination, or laboratory chemical analyses, including the Ewers method. In variety trials, starch content below 13% is considered low, 13% to 25% is medium, and above 25% is high.

The level of starch content is determined by the genetic potential of the variety and its maturity group, where late-maturing varieties usually accumulate more starch than early ones. This parameter is also significantly influenced by growing conditions, including moisture levels, nitrogen nutrition balance, and potassium fertilizer application, as well as temperature conditions during subsequent crop storage.

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Breakdown by crop

Starch content of potato 565 Starch content of maize 518 Starch content of maize 213 Starch content of barley 23 Starch content of sorghum 15 Starch content in triticale 14 Starch content of peas 10 Starch content in grain sorghum 8 Starch content — soft wheat 6 Rice Starchiness 6 Starch content — rye 4 Starch content — Sweet chestnut 4 Starch content — Faba bean 3

Found in these crops

Potato 565 Maize 527 Maize 221 Barley 33 Triticale 18 Sorghum 17 Pea 11 Sorghum 7 Rice 6 Bread wheat 5 Sweet chestnut 4 Tick Bean 3

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

PR36T24

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

AT HU IT SK UA

10 records

Malongo

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MAS SEEDS

IT LT SK UA

8 records

Marijke

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

ZPC Friese Cooperative Haldensvereniging voor Zaaizad en Pootgoed (NL)

DK HR IE IT NL

7 records

Diana

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

ZPC

CZ DE ES FR NL

10 records

SY Scorpius

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta Participations,CH

AT HU IT UA

10 records

P9415

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Pioneer Overseas Corporation, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

AT HU IT UA

12 records

P9944

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Pioneer Overseas Corporation, USA

AT HU IT UA

11 records

Baldo

Active

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

SAMAN

ES HR IT PT

8 records

P7709

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

SI SK UA

10 records

Mustang

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

NIEDEROSTERREICHISCHE SAATBAUGENOSSENSCHAFT, AT

HR NL UA

13 records

P8834

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

AT RO UA

10 records

Fakse

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Landbrugets Kartoffelfond, Foraedlst., DK-7184 Vandel

DK EE PL

10 records

Wendy

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Wolfgang Walter

DE UA

11 records

Mia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Wolfgang Walter

DE UA

11 records

Madeira

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Heinrich Böhm

NL UA

14 records

Isberi

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Rene Baratin

IT UA

9 records

Fioretta

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Winfried Lange, Frank Lange

DE NL

10 records

Dido

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

E. Boerhave

NL UA

11 records

Carlingford

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

PBI Cambridge (GB)

NL SI

10 records

Christel

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Winfried Lange, Frank Lange

DE NL

14 records

Sanjava

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

DR. LUDWIG SIMON

8 records

La Strada

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

DOUGLAS HARLEY

10 records

Austin

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

JOACHIM TJADEN

11 records

Kaifus

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

LEIPERT RAINER

BG RO SI SK UA

10 records

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Variety traits

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