The British Potato Variety Database

Red Cara

Scottish Seed Stocks

English Seed Register

Parentage

Ulster Glade x A25/19

Breeder	Teagasc Crops Research Centre
Breeder's Agent	Irish Potato Marketing Ltd

Red Cara produces a very fast emerging canopy and vigorous plants. Tubers are uniform and suitable for a range of culinary uses including home chipping. It is high yielding and keeps well in storage. Susceptible to powdery scab. Shows resistance to late blight on foliage and tubers. Resistant to potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis Ro1.

Tuber characteristics
Smoothness of skin		Medium
Shape of tuber		Oval
Depth of eyes		Shallow
Colour of skin		Red
Colour of flesh		Cream

Botanical description
Maturity		Maincrop
Height of plants		Very tall
Frequency of berries		Many
Colour of flower		White
Colour of base of lightsprout		Pink

Resistance to Damage, Pests and Diseases	Low	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	High
Late blight on foliage ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	.	.	.	7
Late blight on tubers ( Phytophthora infestans )	.	.	.	.	.	.	7
Powdery scab ( Spongospora subterranea )	.	.	3
Blackleg ( Pectobacterium atrosepticum )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Common scab ( Streptomyces scabiei )	.	.	.	.	.	6
Potato Cyst Nematode ( Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 )	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	9

Results of National List and Potato Council Independent Variety Trials