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: Second early (90-95 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:

  • Pack yields range from 78-85%
  • Bright red skin
  • 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
  • Low incidence to Secondary growth 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

Disclaimer

"Based on information provided by the breeder, trial data collection and commercial field observations, results may slightly differ on location and crop season."

Real Red

While the market has an abundance of Red varieties, Real Potatoes only carries Red's that raise the benchmark.

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