The Catimini potato variety is a specialty type known for its small, round shape, red skin, and yellow flesh. It has a firm texture, making it ideal for boiling, steaming, roasting, and grilling. Developed in France, Catimini potatoes are typically grown in well-drained soils within temperate climates. Although they produce a lower yield compared to larger varieties, their quality is high, and they have good resistance to common potato diseases.
Plant and Tuber Characteristics
- Foliage Maturity: Medium
- Late Emergence: Fairly Fast
- Plant Vigour: Moderate
- Tuber Shape: Short Oval
- Shape Uniformity: Fairly Good
- Eye Depth: Fairly Shallow
- Skin Colour: Yellow, Red Eyes
- Flesh Colour: Yellow/Deep Yellow
- Tuber Size: Small
- Tuber Set: Very High( 20-25)
Resistances
- Resistance to Foliage Late Blight: Fairly High
- Resistance to Tuber Late Blight: Moderate
- Resistance to Pvy: Moderate
- Resistance to Pvyntn: Fairly High
- Resistance to Pcn G.rostochiensis ( RO1-4): Null
- Resistance to G.pallida( PA2-3): Null
- Resistance to Wart Disease (F1): Full
Quality
- Yield: Medium
- Dry Matter Content: Fairly High(20-22%)
- Disintegration: Very Slight
- After Cooking Darkening: Very Slight
- Cooking Type: A-B
- Frying Colour at Harvest: Medium
- Storage Ability: Moderate
