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TUBER CHARACTERISTICS
• Smooth skin
• Shallow eyes
• Round shape, uniform size
• Bright yellow skin, medium-yellow
flesh
AGRONOMIC TRAITS
• High yields with normal inputs
• Early maturing
• No secondary growth issue in hot
climates
• Resistant to PVY, blackleg, tuber blight
and Rhizoctonia
• Fertility slightly higher than common
yellow varieties
• Sensitive to metribuzin
• Medium to late storage
CULINARY QUALITY
• Good for roasting, baking, frying and
boiling
• Smooth, creamy texture when cooked
• Buttery flavor
• In France, where it was originally bred,
Malou is renowned for its excellent
flavor both roasted and boiled. It also
makes a delicious yellow mash
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or this month's Smorgasbord, we turned to SunRain Potato
Varieties, an Idaho-based company that grows and markets
around 100 varieties of early-generation seed potatoes
annually—many of which the company owns the trademarks to.
SunRain provides early- and limited-generation seed to both seed and
commercial entities.
One of SunRain's most promising varieties is the early-maturing Malou,
which produces attractive, round tubers with vibrant yellow skin and
medium-yellow flesh with a smooth texture.
To learn more about varieties available from SunRain,
visit www.sunrainseed.com.
62 POTATO GROWER | DECEMBER 2017
