cultivars
Maine Potato Board’s Porter Seed Farm experiment finds success
Most major potato-producing states have an association or commission in place to connect and represent its collection of potato growers. Rarely are su... READ MORE »
Petoskey is a chipper with common scab resistance, good long-term storage potential
Petoskey (MSV030-4) has excellent chip processing quality out of the field and long-term chip quality with high specific gravity and resistance to com... READ MORE »
Rainier Russet has attractive culinary, nutritional qualities (with video)
Rainier Russet is a high-yielding, medium to late dual purpose potato variety with long dormancy. Overview Parentage: A99134-1 x Canela Russet ... READ MORE »
Breaking down 2020 seed potato acres
The Russet Burbank isn’t a perfect potato, but it’s versatile enough, productive enough and stores well enough to continue to make it the most-gro... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Erika’s traits include common scab, black dot resistance and cooking profile
Erika is an early-maturing yellow-skin yellow-fleshed variety. It produces shallow eyed, long-oval tubers with excellent flavor and firm cooking textu... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Galena Russet is a high-yielding, french fry processing variety
Overview Parentage: A98083-9 x Premier Russet Developer: Northwest Potato Variety Development Program (PVMI) Plant Variety Protection: Applied ... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Queen Anne is a ‘visually brilliant’ yellow potato
Queen Anne is a visually brilliant potato with smooth, bright-yellow skin. This attractive mid-season potato produces high marketable yields while sho... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Huron Chipper has strong tolerance to common scab
Huron Chipper (MSW485-2) is a new chip-processing variety developed by Michigan State University. Parentage: MSQ070-1 x MSR156-7 Developers: Mic... READ MORE »
Inside the Industry: Potato Cultivar & Rotation Survey
Spudman recently surveyed readers on potato rotations, why they choose the varieties they grow, cover crops and challenges they face in balancing long... READ MORE »
Hybrid potato breeding offers huge potential
Potatoes can be a tough crop to grow. Seed tubers are bulky, perishable and quickly degenerate when pressured by disease. Furthermore, improvement of ... READ MORE »