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Description
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Tuber Shape: |
Oblong- long, smooth. Excellent type |
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Eyes: |
Shallow |
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Skin: |
Russeted |
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Flesh: |
Extremely white |
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Plant: |
Large, strong vigorous vine with upright growth. |
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Flower: |
Light lavender, large |
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Characteristics
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Yield: |
High |
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Specific Gravity: |
Medium to high |
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Maturity: |
Mid-season |
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Resistances: |
Hollow heart - very resistant
Drought - fairly resistant
Common scab - good resistant
Verticillium wilt - some resistant
Blackspot bruising - some resistant
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Susceptibilities: |
Early blight - susceptible
Late blight - susceptible
Most viruses - susceptible
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Storability: |
Good. Eyes may show purple blush later in the storage season. Dormancy medium. |
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Consumer Quality: |
Excellent boiling , baking and french fry quality. Bakes and boils very white. Excellent flavor. |
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Chief Market: |
Fresh for the count carton trade as a baker and processing into french fries from field and short-term storage. |
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Remarks: |
Excellent table quality. Very white flesh. Attractive tuber appearance. More round and flat shaped tubers than Russet Norkotah. Tendency to produce off shaped under certain conditions. Leaf roll expression. Light rolling of bottom leaves only. Plant normal size and color. |
