ELODIE
Yield : 112 % of (Sirtéma + Bintje) / 2. Grading : Proportion of large tubers: high. Susceptibility to diseases : Leaf blight : susceptible. Tuber blight : NTR. Black wart : not attacked. Common scab : fairly susceptible. Virus X : susceptible. Virus A : susceptible. Virus Y : susceptible. Leaf roll : fairly susceptible. Nematode RO 1-4 : susceptible. Internal tuber defects : Slightly susceptible to rust spots, fairly susceptible to hollow heart and black spots. Susceptibility to desprouting : Fairly susceptible. Susceptibility to bruising : Susceptible. Dormancy period : Fairly long. Culinary quality : Table-use group A-B, blackening after cooking: nil, unsuitable for frying. Dry matter content : Fairly low. Keeping quality : Fairly good. |

Morphological characteristics
Tuber : Cylindrical oval , half-sunken eyes, distributed over the whole surface of the tuber, violet skin, violet flesh.
Sprout : Purple, slight hairiness.
Plant : Tall, upright habit, entirely pigmented.
Stem : Thick, violet.
Leaf : Dark green, semi-glossy, little divided; purple petiole and veins.
Flowering : Moderately rare.
Flower : White, streaked with purple.