Trent

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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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