Cara is a high productive, yellow skin consumption variety. It is very popular variety in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea.
Cara
General
Parentage
Ulster Glade x A25/19
Maturity
Moderately late
Foliage development
Good
Metribuzin
Sensitive
Tuber shape
Round oval
Skin colour
Yellow
Flesh colour
Cream
Shallowness of eyes
Rather shallow eyes
Yield
Very high
Tuber size
Very large
Dormancy period
Medium to long dormancy
Market
Traditional
Cooking type
AB (rather firm)
Discoloration after cooking
No discoloration
Dry matter content
19,3 %
Disease resistance
Blight foliar
7
Blight tuber
7
Common scab
6
PVX
7
PVY
7
Drought tolerance
8
Wart disease Fysio 1
Resistant
PCN resistance Ro1 & Ro4
Resistant
Information sheet
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