CERATA KWS

Cerata was developed to address the market need for a high performing red skinned white fleshed variety. This high yielding variety has a smooth skin with very shallow eyes. Cerata is a cooking type B variety with slightly high dry matter. It is medium-late maturing and has high common scab resistance.

Tuber Characteristics
 

• Tuber Shape: round oval
• Flesh Color: white
• Eye Depth: very shallow
• Skin Color: red
• Skin Texture: smooth
• Dormancy: good
• Tuber Size: large

Yield and Quality
 

• Markets: Table/Fresh, White Flesh, Heat and Drought Tolerant, Organic
• Yield: high-very high
• Tubers Per Plant: 12-14
• Cooking Type: B
• Dry Matter: 20%

Resistances
 

• Scab: high
• PVY: medium-high
• Foliage Blight: medium-high
• Tuber Blight: high
• Damages: high
• Bruising: high
• Nematodes: Ro1

Remarks
 

• Resistance to potato wart disease
• Has good storability
• Slightly sensitive to silver scurf
• Requires slightly lower Nitrogen fertilization