Cabaret

Potato

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Russet Burbank' and 'Yukon Gold'

Summary: 'Cabaret' has a shorter plant height than 'Yukon Gold'. 'Cabaret' has a more upright growth habit than 'Russet Burbank'. 'Cabaret' has a smaller leaf size than the reference varieties. 'Cabaret' has red violet flower colour while 'Russet Burbank' has white flower colour. The tubers of 'Cabaret' have light beige skin while 'Russet Burbank' has buff coloured skin and 'Yukon Gold' has yellow skin. 'Cabaret' has a smooth skin texture while 'Russet Burbank' has a russetted skin texture. 'Cabaret' has light yellow tuber flesh while 'Russet Burbank' has white flesh and 'Yukon Gold' has medium yellow flesh. 'Cabaret' has less pubescence on the light sprout base than the reference varieties and has very strong anthocyanin on the light sprout tip while the reference varieties have no anthocyanin on the tip.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit, foliage structure intermediate between stem and leaf type, late time of maturity

STEM: weak anthocyanin colouration, medium in thickness, nodes with medium degree of swelling

LEAVES: medium green, intermediate silhouette, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration on upper side of rachis and petiole, medium deep veins, strong waviness of margin, dull on upper side, strong presence of secondary leaflets
TERMINAL LEAFLET: elliptical shape, acute tip, acute base, absent or very low frequency of coalescence
LATERAL LEAFLETS: medium size, elliptical shape, acute tip, acute base

INFLORESCENCE: low flowering profusion, small inflorescence size, flower buds moderately persistent, medium anthocyanin colouration in flower bud
COROLLA: red-violet, very strong anthocyanin colouration on inner surface, medium size, moderately prominent star, medium anthocyanin in peduncle

TUBER: skin light beige, base of eye yellow, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration on skin in reaction to light, smooth skin texture, oblong shape, shallow depth of eyes, eyes predominantly apical in distribution, eyebrows not prominent, flesh light yellow with no secondary colour

LIGHT SPROUT: ovoid shape, medium number of root tips, medium length lateral shoots
BASE: medium to strong anthocyanin with absent or low proportion of blue, sparse pubescence
TIP: habit intermediate between closed and open, very strong anthocyanin colouration, sparse pubescence.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Cabaret' originated from a cross between 'Morag' and 'Maris Piper', made in 1988 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Selection was initially made on single plants grown in Scotland using agronomic traits followed by several years of trials. These trials included replicated yield trials and disease trials to establish resistance to foliage and tuber blight, common scab, blackleg, virus, nematodes and storage rots. Consumer tests of boiling, frying, taste and damage resistance were also carried out concurrently over a ten year period.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Cabaret' were conducted in Albany, Prince Edward Island in 2005. The trial consisted of 25 foot single rows with four replications per variety. Measured characteristics were based on ten measurements and colour determinations were made using the 1995 RHS Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Cabaret' with reference varieties 'Russet Burbank' and 'Yukon Gold'

Plant height (cm)

Leaf length (cm)

Leaf width (cm)

Colour of corolla (RHS)

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Potato: 'Cabaret' (bottom) with reference varieties 'Russet Burbank' (top) and 'Yukon Gold' (center)