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 = Immune R = Resistant S = Susceptible n/a = Result Not Available