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Carnaval
Carnaval
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Description:
Firm cooking potato with very good storage quality and good appearance. CARNIVAL is resistant to common scab, drought, mechanical damage and bruising.

 

Parentage:
Bartina x Picasso

Dormancy:
Long (8)

Maturity:
Maincrop

Cooking type:
AB

Market:
Fresh

Carnaval


Tuber Characteristics


Shape:
Oval

Skin colour:
Red

Flesh colour:
Light yellow

Eye depth:
Shallow

DM:
19%

Overall keeping quality:
Very good

Damage:
8

Bruising:
7

Yield:
High


Resistance to Diseases & Pests


Common scab:
8

Powdery scab:
3

Foliage blight:
5

Tuber blight:
5

Blackleg:
5

Wart disease:
I

PCN Ro1:
R

PCN Pallida:
S


Growing Advice:
 

• Herbicide sensitivity: Metribuzin can be used pre-emergence only.


Key

Scale of 1 to 9 (9 being the most desirable)

I = Immune R = Resistant S = Susceptible n/a = Result Not Available

Cooking Type A = Firm, B = Fairly Firm, C = Floury, D = Very Floury