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Barna
Barna
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Description:
Strong robust variety suitable for diverse culinary uses including french fries. It has very good storage qualities and shows good resistance to viruses, foliage and tuber blight, common scab and blackleg.

 

Parentage:
Desiree x Cara

Dormancy:
Normal (6)

Maturity:
Late maincrop

Cooking type:
B

Market:
Fresh / French fries

Barna


Tuber Characteristics


Shape:
Oval to long-oval

Skin colour:
Red

Flesh colour:
White

Eye depth:
Shallow

DM:
19%

Overall keeping quality:
Good

Damage:
5

Bruising:
6

Yield:
High


Resistance to Diseases & Pests


Common scab:
6

Powdery scab:
3

Foliage blight:
6

Tuber blight:
7

Blackleg:
7

Wart disease:
I

PCN Ro1:
S

PCN Pallida:
S


Growing Advice:
 

• BARNA is an indeterminate variety, avoid excessive application of N fertiliser.
• 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