Rubesse

Origin

Breeder Cygnet PB

Parentage Symphonia x Chieftain

National List Trials 2007 and 2008

Plant Breeders Rights 2009

Botanical Features

Maturity Early Maincrop

End Use Table potato

Haulm Medium

Flowers Red violet

Tubers Round/oval, red skin, cream to pale yellow flesh

Pest & Disease Performance

Wart Disease

Susceptible

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 high yields of red round to oval tubers which prove very attractive to consumers both in the UK and overseas especially in Mediterranean and North African countries. With good dry matters, this variety eats very well and fries well resulting in a good all round variety suited to many different styles of cooking.

Agronomic Features

Early trials have shown that Rubesse performs exceptionally well in hotter climates. Rubesse is “double skinned”, which means the tubers do not lose any of the attractive colour, even when washed for the pre-pack market.