Snowden Potato Fact Sheet
Snowden (W855) |
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Parentage – B5141-6 (Lenape) x Wischip1,2,3
Breeder – Developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison breeding program and named in 19901,2,3; Dr. Stan Peloquin and Mr. Donald Kichefski worked on selection and early testing of Snowden3
Maturity – Late2,3
Usage – Primarily a chipping potato; excellent chipping quality from the field and from storage1,2; good quality for boiling and baking2
Plant – Tall, thick vines, vigorous growing; semi-erect green stems with slight pubescent1,2; prominent wings2
Leaves – Smooth with pointed leaf tips; light green foliage with slight pubescent1,2; 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 produced1,2,3; drop readily2,3
Tubers – Round to oval, slightly flattened with slightly netted buff skin; medium-depth eyes; white flesh; high specific gravity1,2,3
Strengths – High yielding variety; good storage quality; tolerant to scab1,2
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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