Canberra is a beautiful deep red skin and white flesh, Canberra's have a medium starch content making them an excellent multi-purpose potato, being not too floury or too waxy. With an excellent flavour, they are suitable for roasting, pan frying and baking; making a magnificent choice for dauphinoise or potato gratin.
- Uniform tuber size and shape
- Suitable for second (autumn/winter) crop
- Bright, dark red skin
- Good dry matter content
- Good common and powdery scab resistance
Agronomic Characteristics
- Maturity: Medium early
- Dormancy: Medium
- Yield (Early): Good
- Yield (Mature): Good
- Tuber Size: Large
- Tuber Shape: Oval
- Number of Tubers per Plant: 9-11
- Skin Colour: Red
- Flesh Colour (After Cooking): Yellow
- Cooking Type: AB (Slightly firm)
- Dry Matter Content / Starch: 19.4% / 13.5%
- Underwater Weight (UWW) / Specific Gravity: 353 / 1.075
- Internal Bruising Sensitivity: Little sensitive
- Metribuzin Sensitivity: Somewhat tolerant
- Little Potato Disorder Sensitivity: Little sensitive
Disease Resistance
- Medium-early variety with good yields at both early and mature stages
- Large, oval-shaped tubers with red skin and yellow flesh
- Slightly firm texture (AB cooking type) – suitable for multiple culinary uses
- Moderate dry matter content (19.4%) – suitable for fresh consumption and some processing
- Low sensitivity to internal bruising and little potato disorder
- Metribuzin-tolerant, making it adaptable to various growing conditions