| Developers: |
The Colorado, North Dakota and Texas Agricultural Experimental Stations. |
| Release: |
1999. |
| Tuber Shape: |
Oval to oblong. |
| Eyes: |
Shallow and well-distributed. |
| Skin: |
Smooth, bright red. |
| Flesh: |
White. |
| Plant: |
Medium vine, determinate type, red-purple flowers, moderate root system. |
| Yield Potential: |
Very high. |
| Specific Gravity: |
Medium, however, high for red cultivar. |
| Maturity: |
Medium, however, over-sized tubers may be a problem, thus carefully monitor size after 90 days. |
| Resistances: |
Moderately resistant to Fusarium dry rot and Rhizoctonia scurf. |
| Susceptibilites: |
Susceptible to foliar and tuber early blight, blackleg, seed piece decay, potato leafroll virus, PVY, PVX, bacterial ring rot, bacterial soft rot and powdery scab, similar to Red LaSoda. |
| Storability: |
Good with excellent retention of red skin color, superior to nearly all reds commercially acceptable, dormancy is medium with minimal sprouting. |
| Production Mgmt: |
A 9-inch spacing may optimize yield and tuber size. Apply total fertilizer slightly higher than for Red LaSoda due to the very high yield potential. Drought tolerance is moderate and water usage declines as vines mature, thus monitor late season watering carefully. Slightly sensitive to metribuzin. Eight to nine tubers are consistently set per hill. Set is somewhat shallow. Tuberization occurs early and tubers bulk rapidly. |
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