Red Pearl (W84-75R)

Parentage – Red Norland x Redsen¹

Breeder – Bred and selected at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Rhinelander Agricultural Research Station in 1983¹

Maturity – Medium to late season¹

Usage – Gourmet, canning, and home gardens; ideal for baking and boiling¹

Plant – Medium, spreading canopy with few stems; stems have medium red-purple coloration¹

Leaves – Dark green, large, ovate with pointed base; three to four small primary leaflet pairs along with one to three pairs of secondary and no tertiary leaflets¹

Flowers – Few, purple with yellow-gold anthers; no berry production¹

Tubers – Uniform, round, smooth, small dark red skin with evenly distributed medium deep eyes and slightly prominent evebrows¹; white flesh; average of 15-25 tubers per plant; low specific gravity¹

Strengths – Resistant to bacterial wilt and brown rot¹; moderately resistant to scab¹

Weaknesses – Highly susceptible to late blight¹; susceptible to pink rot, early blight, Verticillium wilt, and tuber soft rot

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References: ¹Groza, H.I., Bowen, B.D., Kichefski, D. et al. 2004. Red Pearl: A new gourmet red potato variety. American Journal of Potato Research 88:209–213. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02871751.

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Last Revised: 8/29/22

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