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General
- Origin & Breeding: bred by Agriculture Canada from (Nordack x USDA B5141-6) and selected at the Horticultural Science Department, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Ontario, in 1965.
- Garden variety
- Registration in Canada: exempted
- Maturity: mid-season.
Botanical Features
- Plants: medium-sized, upright with a tendency to spread; stems purplish green at the internodes; nodes very slightly swollen; wings prominent, straight.
- Leaves: olive green, slightly shiny; midribs sparsely pubescent; midribs and petioles streaked with purple on the upper surface and pale green on the lower surface.
Terminal leaflets: ovate to elliptical, asymmetrical; tip acuminate.
Primary leaflets: three to five pairs; ovate; tip acuminate to acute.
Secondary and tertiary leaflets: numerous on lower leaves, few on upper leaves. - Flowers: light purple corolla with strong, orange-yellow anthers; buds green with purplish bases and white pubescence.
- Tubers: round to oblong, medium large, moderately flattened; slightly flaked to lightly netted buff skin; shallow eyes; creamy white flesh.
- Sprouts: slightly purplish white.
Agricultural Features
Medium to high yielding variety, tubers size fairly early. Suitable for processing and the table stock market, stores well. High total solids.
- Utilization: very good for boiling, baking, chipping, and french frying.
Reaction to Diseases
Very resistant: tuber net necrosis, PVY.
Moderately resistant: common scab, late blight.
Susceptible: leaf roll, PVA, PVX.
References: 1.
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