The Canela Russet potato is a relatively new variety of russet with smooth heavy skin and white inner flesh, making it perfect for baking. The large tubers store well, which comes in handy since you can expect high yields from this variety.
Tuber Characteristics
- Shape: Oblong to long
- Skin Texture: Russeted (netted)
- Skin Color: Light tan to brown
- Flesh Color: White to creamy white
- Texture: Firm and starchy
- Size: Medium to large-sized tubers, uniform in size
- Eyes: Shallow eyes, making peeling easier
Resistances
- Foliar early blight: Moderate
- Verticillium wilt: Moderate
- Blackleg: Moderately Susceptible
- Seedpiece decay: Moderate
- Leafroll virus: Moderately resistant
- Leafroll Net necrosis: Moderately resistant
- PVY, PVX: Moderately resistant
- Bacterial ring rot: Moderate
- Common Scab: Resistant
Susceptibilities
- Tuber early blight: Resistant
- Bacterial soft rot: Moderately susceptible
- Fusarium dry rot: Susceptible
- Leak (Pythium): Moderately resistant
- Pink rot (Phytophthora): Very resistant
- Silver scurf: Resistant
- Rhizoctonia scurf: Moderately resistant
- Corky Ringspot: Susceptible
- Powdery scab: Resistant
