Simply work through the steps below, take a look at our potato varieties chart and find the best potatoes for you to grow at home. We generated a top 6 potato varieties based on the usda data for the 2016 fall potato crop. Cip works with poor farmers in the andes to preserve potato diversity in the field and in genebanks. From the popular russet burbank to the delectable cal red. Although the potato cultivated worldwide belongs to just one botanical species, solanum tuberosum, the tubers come in thousands of varieties with great. There are over 500 types of potato grown around the world, but only a small number are grown on a commercial scale and sold here in the uk. The red garnet was the most savory of the bunch, with a texture deemed very loose. The skin of a sweet potato root is a different color than the flesh. All about potato varieties by suzanne dejohn, former employeeowner ive been gardening and writing about gardening for more than 20 years, yet i find im always learning new things about the plants, insects and other critters that call my backyard home. If these new potato varieties are adopted, they would represent one of the first ge crops primarily consumed in a lowprocessed form in the united states. A vinetype variety, it is known for its great taste, making it an excellent baking and cooking potato. Seed booklet b05 ahdb potatoes making our potato industry. Care must be taken not to plant the seed potatoes too early, however, as the pieces may rot in overly damp soil, and likewise, if planted in march, they stand a.
Nov 26, 2015 there are over 500 types of potato grown around the world, but only a small number are grown on a commercial scale and sold here in the uk. Now reaching close to a million people yearly, potatopro is also the ideal place to get your message out. Nov 21, 2016 we generated a top 6 potato varieties based on the usda data for the 2016 fall potato crop. With only two and a half weeks until his retirement, stark was busy completing all the necessary paperwork for the release of the galena russet, a new potato variety. Research trials undertaken by nari have found four early maturing sweet potato varieties for the png lowlands. The idaho potato commission is proud of the many varieties that we promote. Adobe reader is free software that lets you view and print adobe portable document format pdf files. Eu court annuls approval of basfs amflora gmo potato. The russet burbank variety dominates potato production acreage in the klamath basin and throughout the pacific northwest. There are over 400 different types of sweet potatoes around the world and all are not created equal.
There are more than 6,000 different varieties of sweet potatoes worldwide, and growers in the united states can select from more than 100 different types. Potatoes in containers trial early potatoes trial space to grow a good number of potatoes is often limited, but an rhs plant trial in 20 assessed the best early and salad potato cultivars for growing in containers author. Sep 16, 2016 a starchy, tuberous crop, the potato comes from the perennial nightshade solanum tuberosum. Most of the popular varieties are the moistfleshed types.
Like apples, it all depends on personal taste, which you like best. This variety has low resistance to dry rot fusarium sulphureum. Types of sweetpotatoes north carolina sweetpotatoes. Highgrade gb seed is grown in the eu community grade, highhealth status region. One of the many benefits of growing your own food is that you are able to try different varieties that you cannot obtain from the grocery store or farmers market. Seed potato production in great britain is a highly specialised and innovative industry. An oldfashioned sweet potato that is perhaps the sweetest of all varieties. Native potatoes from the andes international potato center. The top six potato varieties grown in the united states fall. Potato varieties msu potato breeding and genetics program. All potato breeding selections undergo a strenuous evaluation process before being released as varieties. In its statistics, the usda distinguishes a spring, summer and fall potato crop, but the fall potato crop is by far the largest segment, typically accounting for over 90% of.
The word potato can refer to either the plant itself or more commonly, to the edible tuber. Genetic engineering and risk in varietal selection of potatoes. Radiance is an orange flesh, purplered skinned sweet potato capable of high yields in northern latitudes. To date, almost 4000 native potato varieties have been collected. Potato varieties for potato storage agriculture and forestry. Lady christl good for garden growing suits a sheltered site with fertile soil. You might find some of the more unusual heritage ones at farmers markets with amazing names like mr littles yetholm gypsy or kepplestone kidney but youre more likely to find rooster, maris. Skin color of sweet potato types vary widely from creamy white to rosy. To access pdf files you need adobe reader installed. A bacillus thuringiensis btcry1ia1 gene was successfully introduced into the potato variety spunta. Roots are a light copper color with moist, reddishorange flesh. A great tasting new potato with white skin and cream.
The overall objective of the ne1014 project is to develop high yielding, disease and insect resistant, table and chipstock potato varieties for potato growers in the eastern us. In its statistics, the usda distinguishes a spring, summer and fall potato crop, but the fall potato crop is by far the largest segment, typically accounting for over 90% of the weight of the potatoes harvested. There are so many potato varie es out there and one thing that i have noted over the years is that potato growers become very. As a general rule of thumb, you only need about 35 potato pieces about 1 lb for a standard size potato growbag which holds about 50 quarts of soil and is roughly a foot wide and tall, or about 710 pieces about 2. Popular varieties of sweet potatoes are shown in the following chart. Fresh market evaluation of six russettype potato varieties and four russet norkotah. For over 10 years, potatopro is the proud online information provider of the global potato industry, with thousands of news articles, company descriptions, industry events and statistics. Home guard heritage introduced in 1942 and promoted by the home guard, this was the main potato during world war ii. Sweet potatoes are versatile veggies that may be mild or extra sweet, with flesh of white, red, yelloworange or purple.
The old rule that you can harvest potatoes anytime after flowering doesnt hold true for. Potatoes our guide to potato varieties westcountry. Heirloom potato varieties organic gardening mother earth news. The english word for potato comes from the spanish patata which is believed to be a compound of the taino batata and the quechua papa. Over 4,000 varieties of native potatoes grow in the andean highlands of peru, boliva, and ecuador. A starchy, tuberous crop, the potato comes from the perennial nightshade solanum tuberosum. One of the many benefits of growing your own food is that you are able to try different varieties that you cannot obtain from the grocery store or. Selected over centuries for their taste, texture, shape and color, these potato varieties are very well adapted to the harsh conditions that prevail in the high andes, at. Breeding potatoes for disease resistance is being emphasized in the cooperative potatobreeding program which is carried on between the united states department of agriculture and a number of the state experiment stations. It accounts for % of gbs croppable planted potato area, produced by a group of around 300 registered seed growers.
Pictured below are potato varieties created in aberdeen by our breeders. In its project on postharvest quality, nutrition and market impact of roots and tubers, cip works with organizations and. Tests for resistance to potato cyst nematode demonstrated susceptibility to both globodera rostochiensis ro1 and globodera pallida pa 23, 1. All potato plant varieties may be planted in march or april whether early season, midseason or lateseason potatoes. Many types of sweetpotatoes are grown in north carolina. As a rule of thumb, it is possible to segregate potato cultivars into either white, or colored. As with many early season potatoes, the plants will generally set less than 8 potatoes and can grow quite large when left in the ground until late in the season. The fact that dozens of potato varieties are grown in this country makes the question of which potato is best for a specific recipe even more confusing. Sweet potato types growing different varieties of sweet. Care must be taken not to plant the seed potatoes too early, however, as the pieces may rot in overly damp soil, and likewise, if planted in march, they stand a chance of being frozen back by a late frost.
Attractive, uniform oval tubers with light yellow skins and flesh and excellent cooking characteristics. The demand for seed potatoes of a specific variety is directly related to the needs of the commercial potato industry in north america. Theyll be ready to harvest in about 10 weeks from the planting date. Sweet potato ipomea batatas the sweet potato is a warmseason vegetable of tropical origin and is one of the most nutritious vegetables that can be grown in the garden. Like potatoes, the sweet potato is often called a tuber.
Commercial volumes of these varieties are available. Accent is a high yielding early bulking table variety. The jewel sweet potato, with its copper skin and deeporange flesh, is probably what you think of when you think sweet potato. First early potatoes should be planted from the end of february to late may. All about potato varieties, choosing potatoes gardeners supply. First early potatoes are ideal for growing in potato grow bags or large containers. We live in the midlands in a slightly cooler than average uk climate and have indeed sown seed.
The irish potato famine and other great disease spreads were possible in part due to genetic similarities. Trials have found good resistance to powdery scab, blackleg and potato leafroll virus. Use our easy checklists below to help determine the best seed potatoes for your needs whether thats a crispy roast potato for sunday lunch, a new potato dripping in warm butter, or a large bowl of creamy mash. Its traditionally used for baking and casseroles, especially. The process can take as many as 15 years and involves hundreds of tests. The dryfleshed types have a mealier texture when cooked and arent as widely grown. The jewel placed second with its robust sweet potato flavor, though some found the flavor weird and sour.
Jeff starks retirement plans would just have to wait. The varieties were all so similar that none of them were resistant to disease, allowing a fast and furious and fatal spread. Unfortunately, a potatos history isnt necessarily desirable. Heirloom varieties perfect for planting sweet potatoes farm. Your search for sweet potato returned the following 23 results. A dark redskinned potato with cream flesh and good flavor. Early maturing sweet potato varieties the national. Sensory evaluation of eleven baked russettype potato varieties and clones. The new varieties have potential human health benefits over other potato varieties, resist browning and bruising, and also resist late blight, the disease that caused the irish potato famine. A sweet potatos roots are a fibrous mass, stretching 8 feet or more from its crown. Learn all there is to know about planting seed potatoes, warding off potato pests, gently harvesting your spuds and storing these rare heirloom potato varieties. At any time you may see as many as five or six kinds of potatoes in your supermarket. Susceptible to foliage and tuber late blight, blackleg and potato cyst. To view detailed information on any of our commercial or development varieties, simply click on a variety photo below.
Download adobe reader here are the latest potato variety trial results from around north dakota. The list of sweetpotato varieties changes rapidly and new varieties with superior qualities are released almost annually. The orange and redfleshed varieties are rich sources of betacarotene, which is the precursor to vitamin a. Potatoes in containers trial early potatoes trial top of the pots. Of the nontraditional varieties, the japanese white was the handsdown winner, praised for its heavy chestnut flavor and velvety texture. Resistant to potato cyst nematode globodera rostochiensisi ro1. Below are descriptions for some sweet potato yam varieties found in north america. Sweet potato flesh colors come in shades of orange, yelloworange, white, purple and red. The more orange the flesh of a sweet potato root is, the more nutritious carotene it has. Consistent high and early yields of tasty potatoes. If you do not have adobe reader on your computer, you can download it below. Early varieties take between 60100 days from planting to harvest, and generally produce smaller yields.
However, worldwide there are about 6,500 varieties of sweet potatoes including wild accessions and farmer varieties. This year we are offering a number of sweet potato varieties. Potato variety development in the northwest washington. Potato breeding and variety development occur in several areas in idaho. Click on the photo description below to find out more about each variety including the appearance, flavor profile and. This chart provides skin colors and flesh colors for over 100 sweet potato varieties. Transgenic lines were shown to have a high level of resistance to tuber moth. Although some are grown for special uses, the majority are the orangefleshed, moist, sweet varieties that are widely accepted in the fresh market and for processing. It has shown superior disease resistance to fusarium wilt. Heirloom potato varieties organic gardening mother earth. A large number of varieties have been produced that are resistant to one of the commonest virous diseases known as mild mosaic. Cultivation was initially permitted in europe, but was later prohibited in 20. Link to a chart that shows skin colors and flesh colors for over 100 popular sweet potato varieties.
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