Adirondack Red (T17-2)

Parentage – N40-2 (Chieftain x Black Russian) x Q155-3⁵

Breeder – Released in 2004 by potato breeders, Robert Plaisted, Ken Paddock and Walter De Jong at Cornell University^4,5,9

Maturity – Early to mid-season^2,9

Usage – Specialty market⁵; great for roasting, baking or frying^1,2

Plant – Semi upright, dark green spreading vines^4,5,9

Leaves – Medium green with intermediate foliage sihoulette⁵

Flowers – Few, purple-red flowers and yellow-red anthers⁵

Tubers – Oblong, slightly flattened with pink-red skin with light netting and shallow eyes; pink-red flesh speckled with white^1,2,4,9; medium to high yielding⁹; specific gravity of 1.067⁵

Strengths – Moderate resistance to common scab3^,5,9, hollow heart and internal defects^3,5; high level of antioxidants⁹

Weaknesses – Susceptible to silver scurf, rhizoctonia, growth cracks, golden nematode, pink rot, and Fusarium^3,5

 

Pictures^2,6,7,8

References: ¹The Maine Potato Lady 2022.²Jung Seed Company 2022. ³Nature’s Circle Farm 2022. ⁴Cornell Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners 2010. ⁵Tucker Farms, Inc 2018. ⁶Justin Bula- Northern Sand Farms. ⁷Inspectors-Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program. ⁸Fedco Seeds, Inc 2022. ⁹https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Red

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Last Revised: 8/24/22

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