Kennebec Red La Soda
Excellent for boiling,
baking, chipping and
french frying.
AGRICULTURAL FEATURES
High yielding fast growing variety, widely
adapted.
Requires close planting (15 to 20 cm between
plants) and vine killing to avoid producing
oversized and rough tubers. Excellent storage
quality. Long dormancy period. High total
solids.
NOTE: tubers grow green rapidly when
exposed to light.
BOTANICAL FEATURES
Plants: large, erect, spreading at maturity;
stems thick.
Leaves: dark green, long, broad.
Flowers: very few, large, white.
Tubers: elliptical to oblong, medium thick;
smooth creamy buff skin; shallow eyes; white
flesh.
Sprouts: greyish green, faintly purple at the
base.
Red Pontiac
Good for boiling, baking,
Good for boiling, baking,
chipping and french frying.
AGRICULTURAL FEATURES
High yielding variety of attractive appearance.
Resistant to tipburn, and to wind, heat and
drought damage; some resistance to
mechanical bruising. Slightly susceptible to
hollow heart and growth cracks.
Wide adaptation, grows well in both southern
and northern areas. Medium specific gravity;
good storability with medium dormancy.
BOTANICAL FEATURES
Plants: medium size, spreading.
Leaves: close, long, broad, dark green
Flowers: large, lavender.
Tubers: elliptical to slightly oblong; bright
deep red skin; medium-deep, wide eyes;
white flesh.
Sprouts: dark reddish purple.
chipping and french frying
depending on maturity.
AGRICULTURAL FEATURES
High yielding variety of attractive appearance,
widely adapted (especially to muck soils).
Some drought resistance, bruises easily;
susceptible to air cracking at harvest.
Sarah Toner-Morrison, CA
Low total solids. Good storability, medium President
dormancy.
872 Old Stage Road
Grand Falls, New Brunswick E3Z 2X8
BOTANICAL FEATURES
Plants: large, slightly spreading; stems thick. Head Office: (506) 473-4577
Leaves: moderately open, medium to large. Mobile : (506) 475-9595
Flowers: large, light purple with white tips. Fax: (506) 473-9193
Tubers: oblong to round; smooth, sometimes
netted, red skin; medium deep eyes; white
flesh. E-mail: shtoner@nb.aibn.com
Sprouts: dark reddish purple. www.tonerseedpotatoes.com
GENERATIONS OF FINE GROWERS
 Yukon Gold Chieftain
Excellent for boiling,
Very good for boiling,
baking, and French frying good for chipping at harvest,
excellent for french frying
AGRICULTURAL FEATURES AGRICULTURAL FEATURES
Medium to high yielding variety of attractive High yielding variety, attractive appearance,
appearance. widely adapted. Undersizing can be a problem
Large tubers are slightly susceptible to hollow if soil moisture becomes limiting. Well suited
heart. Excellent storability; long dormancy for washing at maturity.
period. Good storability. Medium specific gravity.
High specific gravity. Remark: space at 15 cm with low nitrogen.
BOTANICAL FEATURES BOTANICAL FEATURES
Plants: medium large, upright with little Plants: medium sized, upright, spreading at
tendency to spread. maturity; wings prominent
Leaves: open, moderately shiny, olive green, Leaves: dark green, semi-open, long, slightly
stiffly pubescent; nodes not swollen. pubescent; midribs reddish purple.
Flowers: light violet Flowers: large, light violet.
Tubers: oval, slightly flattened; finely flaked Tubers: oval to oblong, smooth bright red
yellowish white skin; shallow pink eyes; light skin; shallow to medium-deep eyes, darker
yellow flesh. than the skin; white flesh.
Sprouts: reddish purple. Sprouts: reddish purple.
Superior
Fair to good for boiling,
baking and french frying;
excellent for chipping.
AGRICULTURAL FEATURES
Medium yielding variety, self fertile, well
adapted to mechanical harvesting. Short
dormancy period, stores well, washes
excellently. Tubers size early and are not
subject to internal defects. Medium specific
gravity.
It is recommended to space seed at 20 cm.
BOTANICAL FEATURES
Plants: medium, erect to spreading.
Leaves: dull yellowish green, open, small.
Flowers: pale lilac; tips white.
Tubers: oval to oblong; smooth shaped;
uniform size; smooth to lightly flaked buff
skin; medium-deep eyes, evenly distributed;
white flesh.
Sprouts: dark purple.
CalWhite
Excellent for baking and
french frying.
AGRICULTURAL FEATURES
Very high yielding variety with few tubers per
plant. Spacing between plants should be very
close to avoid oversize tubers. Performs well in
hot climates; may form heat sprouts under high
soil temperatures. Good resistance to growth
cracks, second growth, shatter bruises, hollow
heart and heat necrosis; moderately resistant to
blackspot bruises; susceptible to net necrosis
caused by leafroll. Good storability; short
dormancy period; medium high specific gravity.
REMARK: the herbicide metribuzin should not
REMARK:
be used with this variety as it is highly
susceptible to it.
BOTANICAL FEATURES
Plants: tall, semi-erect; stems thick, weakly
pigmented.
Leaves: medium green, semi-open,
moderately pubescent; midribs and petioles
not pigmented.
Flowers: numerous, medium white.
Tubers: oblong; large; rough to netted buff
skin; medium deep eyes, intermediate in
number, evenly distributed; slightly
prominent eyebrows; white flesh.
Sprouts: broad cylindrical, purple.