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Potato varieties
Potato variety trials and recently released varieties.
Potato variety trials are conducted annually by the Vegetable Program to supply Saskatchewan's potato growers with information on cultivar performance under local growing conditions.
Standard potato varieties and recently introduced varieties are evaluated. Yearly data and long term average data based on 5-10 years of tests are available.
NEW! 2010 potato trial data is available online in the 2010 Vegetable Cultivar and Cultural Trials
Recently released varieties
AC Peregrine Red
Short description of AC Peregrine. Year of introduction, colour, uses,
unique/important characteristics.
AC Pacific Russet
Short description of AC Pacific Russet. Year of introduction, colour,
uses, unique/important characteristics.
Varieties in development
New lines of Norland developed from spontaneous chimerasLines of Norland with superior skin color and common scab tolerance were developed from spontaneously occuring chimeras.
Related Papers
Waterer, D. 2001. Evaluation of newly developed potato clones for production in Saskatchewan. ADF Project No. 97000290 Final Report
Waterer, D. 1998. Evaluation of newly developed potato clones for production in Saskatchewan. ADF Project No. 94000232 Final Report
These trials are supported by the University of Saskatchewan with seed donated by local growers.