Origin & Breeding:
Bred by Robert L. Plaisted, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, from a cross made in 1986 between Steuben and bulk pollen from clones that were neotuberosum x tuberosum hybrids. Most of the clones were considered resistant to PVY and golden nematode Ro1
Year Registered in Canada:
2010
Registration Number:
6783
Plants:
medium height, semi-erect; stems weakly pigmented; prominent waived single wings; nodes swollen.
Leaves:
medium green, closed; midribs and petioles not pigmented.
Primary leaflets: three pairs; ovate; tip cuspidate; base cordate.
Terminal leaflets: ovate; tip cuspidate; base obtuse.
Flowers:
medium frequency, corolla white on both surfaces, medium size; orange anthers; flower buds weakly pigmented; calyxes and peduncles light green.
Tubers:
round to slightly oval; smooth white skin; shallow eyes, predominantly apical; white flesh.
Sprouts:
spherical; red-violet; base moderately pubescent, strongly pigmented; tip weakly pubescent, weakly pigmented, closed habit.
