Variety traits
Solanum tuberosum L.
Dry matter content is a key indicator of tuber quality, determining nutritional value, culinary properties, and suitability for industrial processing.
In the reference 509 varieties crop Potato, where this is mentioned in the description.
The dry matter content in potatoes is expressed as a percentage of the total tuber weight. Since starch accounts for 70–80% of all dry matter, an indirect method of determining specific gravity by weighing tubers in water and air is often used for assessment. The following classification is adopted: low content (less than 22%), medium (22–25%), and high (more than 25%); varieties with high levels of this indicator are preferred for the production of chips and french fries.
High dry matter content (above 18–20%) contributes to better boiling properties, but makes tubers more sensitive to mechanical damage and bruising. The indicator is influenced by agronomic factors: an excess of nitrogen and chloride-containing fertilizers at late growth stages reduces dry matter accumulation, while magnesium deficiency and drought during the tuberization period negatively affect the final product quality.
General information about the subject — on the page Dry matter.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Grocep S.I.C.A.
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Lars Naested
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Johannes Martinus Kannegieter (J.M. Kannegieter)
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Bretagne-plants (FR)
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Bretagne-Plants S.C.I.C.A.
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
BRETAGNE PLANTS INNOVATION S.A.S./Germicopa Breeding SAS
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
STET HOLLAND
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
BOERHAVE VOF
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
CECAB (FR)/Bretagne-plants (FR)
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Station de Recherche du Comité Nord G.I.E.
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
SCOTTISH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
CYGNET POTATO BREEDERS
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Jacob Heidemans
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Austinus Jansen
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
IPR BV
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Winfried Lange, Frank Lange
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Station Recherche du Comité Nord (GIE)
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Kweek-en Researchbedrijjf Agrico B.V
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
R.J. Mansholt's Veredelingsbedrijf
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
CYGNET POTATO BREEDERS
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
SARL L.S.A.
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Caithness Potatoes Holding BV, Caithness Potatoes Holding BV
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Teagasc Crops Research Department
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Landbrugets Kartoffelfond, Foraedlst., DK-7184 Vandel