Bambino
This short oval tuber features white skin and cream flesh color. Bambino is a creamer variety that boasts high yields of small tubers with medium dry matter and excellent eating quality, consistently receiving positive consumer feedback in the UK where it originates from. This mid-season maturing variety has good resistance to blight, scab, and blackleg making it a good choice for organic and conventional production alike. Bambino has good dormancy and stores well.
Tuber Characteristics
| Tuber Shape | round/round oval |
| Flesh Color | cream white |
| Eye Depth | very shallow |
| Skin Color | white |
| Skin Texture | smooth |
| Dormancy | very good |
| Tuber Size | fairly small |
Yield and Quality
| Markets | Table/Fresh, White Flesh, Specialty, High Set, Organic |
| Yield | high |
| Tubers Per Plant | 20-25 |
| Cooking Type | A/B |
| Dry Matter | 20% |
Resistances
| Scab | medium-high |
| PVY | medium |
| Foliage Blight | high |
| Tuber Blight | medium-high |
| Damages | medium |
| Bruising | medium |
| Nematodes | Ro 1 |
Remarks
- Good storability
Seed Availability
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