An intensely dark red skinned variety. Color resists fading in hot soils and following long term storage. Long dormancy. Medium dry matter. Potential for high yields. Utilization: Good for boiling and baking. Dark Red Chieftain has potential to set new standards for appearance, durability and taste in North America’s red potato market.
Tuber Characteristics
- Utilization: Fresh Market
- Maturity: Maincrop (95-105 DAP)
- Yield: High
- Skin Color: Red
- Flesh Color: White, slightly textured
- Tuber Shape: Round
- Tuber Size: Medium to large
- Tuber Set: 12-14
- Dry Matter: 17.5 - 18.5 %
- Dormancy: Long
- Storage: Medium to long
Variety strengths
- Semi tolerant to Heat and Drought
- Moderate resistance to Common scab
- Very low incidence to Secondary growth, Growth cracks and Hollow heart
- Resists colour fading in hot soils and following long term storage
- Resists skinning during harvest better than Chieftain.
