Santera is a versatile yellow-skinned potato variety known for its appealing taste and attractive appearance. It is well-suited for both fresh market and processing, including peeling and packing applications. The tubers are medium-sized with a long-oval shape, featuring smooth yellow skin and a vibrant yellow flesh.
With a cooking type A and medium to high dry matter content, Santera delivers a firm texture and excellent taste, making it ideal for boiling and fresh use. The variety also exhibits nice medium-sized foliage and sets a high number of tubers (15–20 per plant), contributing to its strong yield performance.
- Category: Fresh Market & Processing
- Usage: Consumption, Peeling & Packing
- Maturity: Medium
- Yield: High
- Dormancy Period: Long
Resistance & Tolerance
- Nematodes (Ro1): Resistant
- Wart Disease: Resistant (Wart 1)
- Foliage Blight: Medium Resistance
- Tuber Blight: Medium Resistance
- Common Scab: Medium Resistance
- Virus Y: High Resistance
Santera stands out as a reliable choice for both growers and processors, offering high yield, strong disease resistance, and market-friendly qualities that meet consumer preferences.
