Variety Profiles - Colorado Potato Seed

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Click on the underlined name of cultivars in the table below to see a description for the cultivar.
Use the rating key to interpret characteristics of each cultivar

Rating Key:
                     Characteristic                              Rating
                            Maturity                     1 = Very Early (<90 days), 5 = Very Late (+120 days)
                            Vine Size                   1 = Very Small, 5 = Very Large
                            Bulking                      Timing = Early, Medium and Late;   Speed = Slow, Medium, Fast
                            Flesh Color                Color or White, Cream, Yellow, Blue, Red, etc.
                            Tuber Shape              1 = Round, 5 = Very Long
                            Utilization                  Fresh, Dual (fresh and processing), Chip, and French Fry
                            Managment Intensity*     $ = Low, $$ = Medium, $$$ = High

* Management Intensity includes inputs of fertilizer, insecticides, fungicides, etc.
Information provided by Drs. Susie Thompson-Johns, Robert D. Davidson, and David G. Holm of CSU

Cultivar	Maturity	Vine Size	Bulking	Flesh Color	Tuber Shape	Utilization	Management Intensity
All Blue	5	4	Late, Med.	Blue	4	Fresh	$
Alpha	5	5	Med., Fast	Yellow	2	Fresh	$
Atlantic	3	3	Med., Med.	White	1	Chip	$$
Bannock Russet	5	4	Late, Fast	White	4	Dual	$
Centennial Russet	3	3	Med., Med.	White	3	Fresh	$$
Chipeta	3	4	Med., Med.	White	2	Chip	$
CO86218-2 (Durango Red)	3	3	Med., Med.	White	2	Fresh	$$
CO85026-4 (Fremont Russet)	4	3	Med., Med.	White	4	Fresh	$$
Gem Russet (A8495-1)	3	3	Med., Med.	White	4	Dual	$$
German Butterball	5	5	Late, Fast	Yellow	2	Fresh	$
Ida Rose (A82705-1)	3	3	Med., Med.	White	2	Fresh	$
Keystone Russet (AC83064-1)	3	3	Med., Med.	White	4	Fresh	$
Maris Piper	4	4	Late, Medium	Cream	3	Dual	$
Red LaSoda	4	3	Med, Fast	White	2	Fresh	$
Russet Burbank	5	4	Late, Slow	White	4	Dual	$$$$
Russet Legend (COO83008-1)	3	3	Early, Fast	White	4	Dual	$$
Russet Norkotah	2	2	Early, Fast	White	4	Fresh	$$$
Russet Norkotah (Sel. 3)	3	4	Early, Fast	White	4	Fresh	$$
Russet Norkotah (Sel. 8)	2	3	Early, Fast	White	4	Fresh	$$
Russet Norkotah (TX102, 112)	2	3	Early, Fast	White	4	Fresh	$$
Russet Norkotah (223, 278 & 296 )	2	3	Early, Fast	White	4	Fresh	$$$
Russet Nugget	4	4	Late, Fast	Cream	4	Dual	$
Sangre	3	3	Med., Med.	White	2	Fresh	$
Sangre Sel. 10 & 11	3	4	Med., Med.	White	2	Fresh	$
Silverton Russet (AC83064-6)	3	3	Med., Med.	White	4	Dual	$$$
Snowden	3	2	Early, Med.	White	1	Chip	$$
Ute Russet	4	3	Med., Med.	White	3	Fresh	$$
Viking	2	2	Early, Fast	White	2	Fresh	$
Yukon Gold	2	3	Early, Fast	Yellow	2	Dual	$$
Experimental
AC 89536-4 (Russet)	4	4	Late, Fast	White	4	Fresh	$
AC87138-4 (Russet)	3	4	Med., Fast	White	3	Dual	$$
BC0894-2 (Chipper)	2	4	Early, Fast	White	1	Chip	$$
CO 89097-2 (Red)	3	3	Med., Med.	White	2	Fresh	$$
DT6063-1R (Cherry Red)	3	3	Early, Fast	White	3	Dual	$$

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