| Banba | | | | | | | | General Description | Very high yielding variety. Banba produces a high percentage of large long-oval tubers. Highly resistant to foliage blight with good resistance to common scab, drought and mechanical damage. It shows very good storage capability and dry matter suitable for French fries. |  | | Parentage | Slaney x Estima | | | Maturity | Early Maincrop | | | Tuber Characteristics | | | Shape | Long oval | | | Skin colour | Bright deep yellow | | | Flesh colour | Light yellow | | | Depth of eyes | Shallow | | | Dormancy | 5 | | | Dry matter content | 19% (sandy soils) / 21.8% (clay soils) | | | Overall keeping quality | Very good | | | Damage | 7 | | | Bruising | 7 | | | Yield | Very high | | | Resistance to Disease & Pests | | | Common scab | 7 | | | Powdery scab | 6 | | | Foliage blight | 8 | | | Tuber blight | 5 | | | Blackleg | 2 | | | Wart disease | I | | | PCN Ro1 | R | | | PCN Pallida | S | |
Scale of 1 to 9 ( 9 being the most desirable )I = ImmuneR = ResistantS = Susceptiblen/a = Result Not Available
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