Alturas (potato)
Alturas is a potato variety released in 2002 by the USDA-ARS and the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and it is under plant variety protection.[1] It is a processing potato that has cold-sweetening resistance, so it can be processed into French fries directly out of storage and other frozen potato products.
Botanical features
- Tubers are lightly russeted with brown skin
- Tubers are oval to oblong
- Tuber sprouts are green
- Flesh is white and has a shallow eyes
- Has a large, open canopy and is a late-maturing variety
- Plant stems are green with some anthocyanin pigmentation
- Has white flowers and yellow anthers
- Range of one to eight infloresences per plant
Agricultural features
- Higher yields and higher specific gravity than Russet Burbank
- Resistant to Verticiliium wilt and early blight
- Superior to the more common Russet Burbank in that it is
- More resistant to Corky ringspot, late blight
- Tuber net necrosis (caused by Potato leafroll virus), Fusarium dry rot, and common scab
- Susceptible to Potato virus X, Potato virus Y, bacterial soft rot, root-knot nematode, and bacterial ring rot
References
- ↑ R. G. Novy, R.G.; Corsini, D. L.; Love, S. L.; Pavek, J.J.; Mosley, A. R.; James, S.R.; Hane, D.C.; Shock, C. C.; Rykbost, K. A.; Brown, C.R.; Thornton, R.E. (2003) “Alturas: A Multi-Purpose, Russet Potato Cultivar with High Yield and Tuber Specific Gravity.” “American Journal of Potato Research” 80:295–301
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