CERISA

CERISA

CERISA

Potato Variety Information

Variety Name: CerisaRights Holder | Breeder: DESMAZIERESCountry of Origin: France FranceYear of of introduction: 2011Parentage: FRANCELINE

Variety Description

Cerisa is an elongated baby potato variety producing high numbers of smaller tubers per hill. Space whole seed potatoes approximately 25-30 cm (10″-12″) apart. Cerisa is a mid-season variety maturing in about 85-95 days. This variety is excellent for growing in containers and gardens. It will grow well even in smaller pots or grow bags.

Cerisa has a moderately high dry matter content and is a firmer cooking type with a delicate nutty flavour. The cooking quality and taste are excellent of this smaller tuber. Use Cerisa for oven roasting, potato salads & pan-frying.
 
  • Maturity: early / 7,5
  • Light sprout colour: red violet
  • Flower colour: light purple
  • Number of berries: none / 4
  • Foliage: - initial development: quite fast / 7
  • Foliage: - final development: average / 7
  • Foliage: - selectability: quite easy / 7
  • Foliage: - plant firmness: quite fragile / 5,5
  • Flesh colour: yellow / 7
  • Skin colour: red
  • Skin finish: excellent / 8
  • Tuber size: average / 6
  • Tuber shape: long
  • Regularity of tuber shape: regular / 7
  • Tuberisation: high / 9
  • Regularity size: quite regular / 6

Sensitivity and quality
 
  • Dormancy: average / 6
  • Metribuzin: sensitive / 5
  • Bentazon: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Ethylene: - / -
  • Secondary growth: quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks: sensitive / 5
  • Black spot (internal bruising): slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage: slightly sensitive / 7
  • Underwater weight: 391
  • Dry matter content: 21,3%
  • Dry matter distribution: excellent / 8
  • TGA - level: 5,5
  • Crisping quality: unsuitable / 4,5
  • Fries quality: unsuitable / 5
  • Cooking type: firm / A
  • Raw discolouration: sensitive / 5,5
  • Discolouration after cooking: slightly sensitive / 7

Resistances
 
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4: moderately susceptible* / 6*
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3: moderately susceptible* / 5*
  • White nematode Pa 2: - / -
  • White nematode Pa 3: - / -
  • Late blight-foliage: very susceptible / 4
  • Late blight-tuber: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Common scab: slightly susceptible / 6
  • Powdery scab: slightly susceptible / 6
  • Fusarium: slightly susceptible / 6
  • Erwinia: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Black dot: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Spraing: susceptible / 5
  • Virus - Leaf Roll: - / -
  • Virus - A: - / -
  • Virus - X: - / -
  • Virus - Yn: slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Virus - Yntn: slightly susceptible / 7
  • Wart disease F1: - / -
  • Wart disease F6: - / -
  • Wart disease F18: - / -

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