The Tucan potato variety is an early-maturing type primarily intended for processing into chips. It is distinguished by its high yield over a short vegetation period, enabling processing plants to receive quality raw material even at early stages. The tubers have a round-oval shape, medium-depth eyes, and size ranging from medium to large. The skin is slightly netted and yellow, while the flesh is light-yellow, giving the product an attractive appearance and good consumer qualities.
The Tucan variety exhibits good resistance to a range of diseases, including potato cancer, nematodes Ro1 and Ro4, black leg, iron-streaked spotting, scab, rizoctonia, late blight of tubers and foliage, and virus Y. Despite its moderate resistance to late blight, the variety shows high storability — about 95% — ensuring tuber preservation during the average storage period. These characteristics make Tucan a reliable choice for cultivation in the Central region of Russia and other suitable climatic zones.
Consumer qualities of the variety include good to excellent taste, and culinary type B allows for use in both boiling and frying. High starch content (15.0–16.5%) contributes to the production of crispy and flavorful chips. The average weight of marketable tubers is 94–118 grams, and the number of tubers per plant ranges from 8 to 15, ensuring a stable and high yield. The breeder of this variety is the German company Norika Nordring-Kartoffelzucht-Und Vermehrungs-GMBH.
