The main available cultivars used are: ‘Asterix’ characterized by rough pink tuber epidermis, light yellow pulp, nematode
resistance and common scab (Streptomyces spp.) tolerance; ‘Catucha’ characterized by smooth yellow epidermis, yellow pulp, high yield potential and late blight (Phytophthora infestans) resistance; and ‘Macaca’ characterized by rough dark purple
epidermis, white pulp, short dormancy cycle and green tuber low susceptibility (ABBA, 2014).