Casablanca

Origin

Breeder Cygnet PB

Parentage 85G 040-080 x Picasso

National List Trials 2007 and 2008

Plant Breeders Rights 2009

Botanical Features

Maturity First Early

End Use New Potato

Haulm Medium

Flowers White

Tubers Round/oval tubers, white skin, cream flesh

Pest & Disease Performance

Wart Disease

Immune

Spraing

Foliage Blight

Black Dot

Tuber Blight

Black Scurf

Blackleg

Skin Spot

Common Scab

Silver Scurf

Powdery Scab

Dry Rot (Fusarium coeruleum)

Gangrene

Dry Rot (Fusarium sulphureum)

Potato Leaf Roll Virus

PCN Ro1

Resistant

Potato Virus Y

PCN pallida

Susceptible

Consumer Quality

Produces good yield of uniform tubers with good dry matter early in the season producing excellent off-field fry colours. Good quality skin-finish with shallow eyes and excellent taste results with market opportunities in both the loose new and early french fry markets.

Agronomic Features

Casablanca will consistently produce high yields early in the season. A robust first early, with good early ground cover. Casablanca has excellent resistance to both blackleg and common scab. With good resistance to damage and bruising coupled with early bulking results in an exciting new first early.