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Norchip
(ND5899-1) |
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Parentage: |
ND4631-1 x M5009-2 |
| Released: |
1968 |
| Plant Variety Protection: |
No |
| Utilization: |
Chip processing |
| Yield Potential: |
Medium |
| Vine: |
Medium sized upright vine. White flowers. |
| Tubers: |
Round to oblong tubers with smooth white skin and white flesh. Eyes are shallow. Characteristic 'bum' on one side of the stolon end.
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| Maturity: |
Early |
| Specific Gravity: |
Medium to hight (avg. 1.086) |
| Storability: |
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| Resistances: |
Moderate resistance to common scab. |
| Susceptibilities: |
Susceptible to late blight, Verticillium wilt, PVX and PSTV. |
| Other comments: |
Slightly susceptible to growth cracking but nearly free of hollow heart, internal necrosis and vascular discoloration. Strong negative feeding preference by flea beetle (Epitrix cucumeris). |
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Literature Citation: |
Am. Potato J. 46:254-258 |
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