Snowden (W855)

Parentage – B5141-6 (Lenape) x Wischip^1,2,3

Breeder – Developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison breeding program and named in 1990^1,2,3; Dr. Stan Peloquin and Mr. Donald Kichefski worked on selection and early testing of Snowden³

Maturity – Late^2,3

Usage – Primarily a chipping potato; excellent chipping quality from the field and from storage^1,2; good quality for boiling and baking²

Plant – Tall, thick vines, vigorous growing; semi-erect green stems with slight pubescent^1,2; prominent wings²

Leaves – Smooth with pointed leaf tips; light green foliage with slight pubescent^1,2; terminal leaves are ovate, semi-asymmetric with moderately waving margins; four pairs of primary leaflets along with very few, small secondary leaflets²

Flowers – Few, white with light yellow anthers; few to no berries produced^1,2,3; drop readily^2,3

Tubers – Round to oval, slightly flattened with slightly netted buff skin; medium-depth eyes; white flesh; high specific gravity^1,2,3

Strengths – High yielding variety; good storage quality; tolerant to scab^1,2

Weaknesses – Moderately susceptible to bruising; short dormancy; planting spacing of 12-15 inches is recommended to eliminate smaller tuber yields²; susceptible to early blight, late blight and common scab³

References: ¹https://www.potatoassociation.org/industry/varieties/white-varieties/snowden-solanum-tuberosum ²http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/potatoes/potato-varieties/snowden/eng/1312587385900/1312587385901 ³https://cropwatch.unl.edu/potato/snowden_characteristics ⁴www.potatovirus.com

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Last Revised: 4/30/2019

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