| Savanna (New) | | | | | | | | General Description | A variety presenting excellent appearance, smooth skin and high yields of white-fleshed tubers suitable for washing. Savanna shows very good resistance to common scab and Rhizoctonia and good resistance to tuber blight and gangrene. It performs very well in warm climates and keeps well in storage. |  | | Parentage | Famosa x Atlantic | | | Maturity | Maincrop | | | Tuber Characteristics | | | Shape | Oval | | | Skin colour | Creamy white | | | Flesh colour | White | | | Depth of eyes | Shallow | | | Dormancy | 6 | | | Dry matter content | 19.90% | | | Overall keeping quality | Very good | | | Damage | 6 | | | Bruising | 6 | | | Yield | Very high | | | Resistance to Disease & Pests | | | Common scab | 8 | | | Powdery scab | 6 | | | Foliage blight | 5 | | | Tuber blight | 7 | | | Blackleg | 5 | | | Wart disease | I | | | PCN Ro1 | S | | | 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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