Lamoka is a mid-late season maturing variety developed by Cornell University. Lamoka produces attractive round tubers with a medium to large size profile.  Lamoka is a chipping variety which revolutionized the chipping industry by the varieties ability to produce excellent chip colour and maintains quality throughout the storage period  

Utilization: Chip 
Maturity: late Maincrop (105-110 DAP)

Yield: High 
Skin Color: White, slightly textured 
Flesh Color: White
Tuber Shape: Round 
Tuber Set: 9-11 
Dry Matter: 20.8-21.9%, less than Atlantic
Dormancy: moderate to long 

Variety Strengths: 

  • Resistance to Common scab 
  • Resistance to Golden nematode
  • moderate to High tolerance to mechanical damage
  • Moderate to high tolerance to tuber bruising
  • Very low incidence to Secondary growth, Growth cracks and Hollow heart
  • Low sugar accumulation in storage, can chip from 45 F without reconditioning
  • Best performance requires frequent rainfall or irrigation
  • Moderately sensitive to Metribuzin herbicides
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