WANETA

Waneta is a late season maincrop variety developed by Cornell University. Waneta produces large attractive oblong tubers with a large size profile. Waneta has the ability to produce excellent chip colour and maintains quality throughout the storage period.
 

• Utilization: Chip
• Maturity: late Maincrop (105-110 DAP)
• Yield: High
• Skin Color: White, moderately textured
• Flesh Color: White
• Tuber Shape: Oblong
• Tuber Set: 7-9
• Dry Matter: 20.4-20.8%, less than Atlantic
• Dormancy: moderate to long

Variety Strengths:
 

• High marketable yield
• Produces large bold tubers
• Moderate resistance to Common scab
• Resistance to Golden nematode moderate to high tolerance to mechanical damage
• Black spot less susceptible than Snowden
• Very low incidence to Secondary growth, Growth cracks and Hollow heart
• Low sugar accumulation in storage, can chip from 45 F without reconditioning
• Yield average 95% of Atlantic
• Specific gravity is significantly lower than
• Atlantic Requires a closer in row spacing (8-9 inch)