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`Red Rascal'--a new red-skinned, fresh market potato

R. A. GENET
W. F. BRAAM
D. T. P. GALLAGHER*

New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food
Research Limited
Private Bag 4704
Christchurch, New Zealand

J. A. D. ANDERSON
S. L. LEWTHWAITE

New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food
Research Limited
Cronin Road, RD 1
Pukekohe, New Zealand

Abstract  `Red Rascal' is an attractive, oval-shaped, bright red-skinned potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivar with white flesh. It is mid-late season maturing and is suitable for prepack/fresh market sales. This cultivar has shown high resistance to powdery scab (Spongospora subterranea) and late blight (Phytophthora infestans).

Keywords  potato; Solanum tuberosum; cultivar; variety; fresh market; breeding

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 1995, Vol. 23: 351-352

0114-0671/95/2303-0351 $2.50/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 1995

Cultivar release

PDF file of entire paper: medium quality (146K); (scanned from paper original: notes about this process)


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