Cleopatra is an early, high-yielding varieties with earlytuber-forming. It has regular oval tubers with red skin, shallow eyes and pale yellow flesh, are fast becoming the largest.
- Early maturity and tuberisation
- Big size tubers
- Good yield
- Good dry matter content
- Suitable to make (home) fries
Tuber Characteristics
- Tuber skin colour: Red
- Tuber eye colour: Red
- Primary tuber flesh colour: Light yellow, Yellow
- Tuber shape: Oval to round Oval
- Tuber eye depth: Shallow to medium Shallow
- Tuber skin texture: Smooth to intermediate, Smooth
Disease Resistances:
- PCN (Globodera rostochiensis Ro1/4): Low resistance
- PCN (Globodera pallida Pa2/3): Low resistance
- Wart Disease (Synchytrium endobioticum): Moderate to high resistance
- Viral Disease Resistance: PVY (Potato Virus Y): Moderate resistance
- Common Scab (Streptomyces scabies): Moderate resistance
- Foliage Blight (Phytophthora infestans): Moderate resistance
- Tuber Blight (Phytophthora infestans): Moderate resistance