The Karelia potato variety, developed by EUROPLANT, is a medium-early, floury cooking ware potato known for its high yield, uniform grading, and broad resistance to potato cyst nematodes (PCN).
Key Characteristics
- Maturity: Medium early
- Cooking Type: B - C (floury cooking)
- Flesh Colour: Light yellow
- Skin Colour: Yellow, netted
- Tuber Shape: Round-oval
- Eye Depth: Shallow to medium
- Taste: Good, with low discoloration after cooking
- Yield: High, with very uniform grading sizes
- Dormancy: Very good, suitable for long-term storage
Resistance Profile
- PCN Resistance: Ro1 (9), Ro4 (9), Pa2 (8), Pa3 (8)
- Nematode Tolerance: High
- Potato Wart Disease: Pathotypes 1, 2 (a), and 6 (a)
- Common Scab: Very low to low
- Spraing: Low
- Bruising: Low
- Mechanical Damage: Low to medium
