Potato Varieties and Characteristics
I'll put this up as it is, until I can get the rest of the pictures. These are the varieties which were included in our trial. There will be a page on the variety trial as well, but it's a bit farther behind than this one is.
| Name |
Island
Sunshine
|
9801RY
|
9802BBY
|
9701BW
|
| Picture | ||||
| Skin Colour |
Buff
|
Pink
with dark pink eyes
|
Buff
with splashes of violet
|
Buff
|
| Interior Colour |
Very
yellow
|
Medium
yellow
|
Light
yellow
|
White
|
| Breeder |
Springwillow
Farms
|
Springwillow
Farms
|
Springwillow
Farms
|
Springwillow
Farms
|
| Characteristics | round, hard potato, good flavor, stores well, drought resistance, late blight resistance, long season |
round,
slightly elongated potato, holds together well under extended cooking,
high customer acceptance and repeat purchase in test market
|
long potato, irregularly shaped, thin skin, very smooth, easy to wash, good flavor, high specific gravity, holds together and doesn't discolor under extended cooking |
| NAME |
Innovator
|
Divina
|
Fabula
|
|
| PICTURE |  |
 |
 |
|
| SKIN COLOUR |
Buff
|
Buff
with red eyes
|
Buff
|
|
| INTERIOR COLOUR |
Cream
|
Pale
yellow
|
Pale
yellow
|
|
| BREEDER | ||||
| CHARACTERISTICS |
russet
skin, mid season, high specific gravity. Large potatoes suited for french
fries, good yield in trials, resistant to common scab
|
smooth
skin, medium late season, shallow eyes, high yielding, large potatoes,
does not discolor after cooking, resistant to common scab and golden
nematode
|
smooth skin, late season, large potatoes. store well, produce high yields, do very well under organic conditions, easy to grow, resistant to viral diseases |