Cerata KWS
Cerata was developed to address the market need for a high performing red skinned white fleshed variety. This high yielding variety has a smooth skin with very shallow eyes. Cerata is a cooking type B variety with slightly high dry matter. It is medium-late maturing and has high common scab resistance.
Tuber Characteristics
| Tuber Shape | round oval |
| Flesh Color | white |
| Eye Depth | very shallow |
| Skin Color | red |
| Skin Texture | smooth |
| Dormancy | good |
| Tuber Size | large |
Yield and Quality
| Markets | Table/Fresh, White Flesh, Heat And Drought Tolerant, Organic |
| Yield | high-very high |
| Tubers Per Plant | 12-14 |
| Cooking Type | B |
| Dry Matter | 20% |
Resistances
| Scab | high |
| PVY | medium-high |
| Foliage Blight | medium-high |
| Tuber Blight | high |
| Damages | high |
| Bruising | high |
| Nematodes | Ro1 |
Remarks
- Resistance to potato wart disease
- Has good storability
- Slightly sensitive to silver scurf
- Requires slightly lower Nitrogen fertilization
Seed Availability
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