Caruso is an early bulking maincrop variety for crisping - also after green top harvest. It's also well suited for the production of dehydrated products. Besides its low content of reducing sugars Caruso proves itself with a robust performance under hot conditions. In terms of diseases it is strong against late blight, tuber blight, common scab and internal rust spot.
Tuber characteristics
- Tuber shape: Round oval
- Flesh color: Light yellow
- Eye depth: Shallow, Medium
- Skin color: Yellow
- Skin characteristic: Rough
Yield and Quality
- Market outlet: Crisps, Dehydrated potato products
- Yield: Medium
- Share oversize: Low
- Share undersize: Medium
- Dry matter content: High
- Chips quality after harvest: Very good
- Chips quality after longterm storage: Good
Resistances
- Nematodes: Ro 1, Ro 4
- Leaf blight: Medium, High
- Tuber blight: High
- Rhizoctonia: High
- Black leg: High
- Common scab: Medium, High
- Internal rust spot: High
- Second growth: Medium
- Damages: Low, Medium
- Bruising: Medium
- PVY: High
- PVY ntn: High
- PLRV: Medium, High
