cultivars
Potato Association of America names four Honorary Lifetime Members
One of the most significant ways to recognize outstanding contributions to the potato industry and to our organization — the Potato Association of A... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Fenway Red is a mid-season variety with high yields
Fenway Red is a round tuber with a beautiful deep and rich red skin with contrasting white flesh. This all-purpose variety has the perfect texture... READ MORE »
Spudman’s 2022 potato industry Dream Team
Calling all stars! It’s time to be recognized for your all-star contributions to the potato industry. Now in its third year, Spudman magazine’s... READ MORE »
Researchers predict breeding, regional shifts in potatoes in coming decades
Thanks to a collaboration between researchers across the world, including the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for T... READ MORE »
A look at some up-and-coming cultivars available to potato growers
Spudman regularly showcases up-and-coming cultivar varieties available to potato growers. Here is a list of some of our recent Cultivar Corner segment... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Malou shows good resistance to key diseases
Malou is a large yellow variety that has shown good resistance to some key potato diseases, including PVY, common scab and early blight. It has shown ... READ MORE »
USDA-NIFA awards $2.6 million in grants to four potato breeding programs
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced Nov. 3 four grants totaling $2,665,520 to four potato breeding programs around the c... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Natascha is an early, high-yielding yellow potato with great taste
Natascha is an early, high-yielding, cooking-type yellow potato with excellent taste. The variety has attractive, long oval tubers with shallow eyes a... READ MORE »
Gene identified that will further potato breeding process
Researchers at the hybrid potato breeding company Solynta and Wageningen University & Research in The Netherlands have identified, cloned and char... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Yukon Gem is a better-yielding, disease-resistant Yukon Gold type
Yukon Gem is a variety similar to Yukon Gold, which was used in the breeding process, but Gem has better yield and size distribution than Gold. Overv... READ MORE »
