This red clone was chosen for its attractive round tubers and bright red skin. CO 99076-6r was developed in Colorado and has been tested throughout North Amercia and has proven to be consistent in performance. The red skin maintains itself in the storage for months giving a "fresh" appearence as if was just harvested from the field.

Utilization: Fresh Market
Maturity: Maincrop (95-105 DAP)
Yield: High
Skin Color: Red, smooth
Flesh Color: White
Tuber Shape: Round
Tuber Size: medium to Large
Tuber Set: 9-11
Dry Matter: 17.5-18.5 %
Dormancy: Medium long
Storage: Medium to long
Variety Strengths:
- High percentage of A size, marketable yields range from 80-85%
- Bright red skin, deepeer in color than a lot of reds
- Attractive tuber shape and uniform tuber type
- No notable skin blotching
- Has a lower percentage of smaller tubers(< 2.0 inch diameter) than most red varieties
- Very low incidence to Secondary growth, IBS and Hollow heart
- Maintains the red skin color for months in storage
- Maturity is a few days longer than Norland clones but shorter than Chieftain and LaSoda
- Vines are slightly more vigorous than several of the Norland clones at the same N rate
- Excessive N fertility tends to postpone skin set leading to possible skinning when handled