Cosima Potato: Characteristics
Cosima is a registered potato variety. The Philippine Seed Board approved it in 1978. It comes from introduced variety.
Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our potato variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: vegetables in the Philippines.
Key facts about Cosima potato
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | Philippine Seed Board |
| Year approved | 1978 |
| Seller | introduced variety |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
No day count or trial yield is published for this variety. So ask the seller or your municipal agriculturist for figures from farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit potato fields most often: early blight, late blight, bacterial soft rot, bacterial wilt, cutworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Where: Benguet and Mountain Province.
- Registered in 1978 with the Philippine Seed Board.
- Production limited by lack of seed tubers.
Why farmers know it: among the five potatoes Benguet farmers like best, but scarce because planting material is hard to find. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Cosima potato
Potato grows in the cool highlands of Benguet, Mountain Province and Bukidnon. Plant clean seed tubers, and pick a variety rated against late blight for the wet season. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for root crops.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freePotato varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the potato varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Granola: about 100 days, 24 t/ha, 1983
- B 71 240 2: about 100 days, 24 t/ha, 1986
- I 1035: about 100 days, 24 t/ha, 1986
- Kennibec: 90 to 100 days, 21.17 t/ha, 1994
Where can I buy seed of Cosima?
See how Cosima will do on your farm
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