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Frontier Russet: A new potato variety for early fresh and processing use with resistance to Fusarium dry rot

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Frontier Russet, a new, medium-early potato variety, was jointly released to growers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado on April 9, 1990. It was tested in irrigated yield trials since 1979. Frontier Russet produces a moderately high yield of high quality, oblong to long, cylindrical, russet-skinned tubers. The tubers are well suited for baking and for processing into french fries at harvest. Frontier Russet is resistant to Fusarium dry rot and more resistant to Verticillium wilt than other early russets.

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Frontier Russet, una nueva variedad de papa de precocidad intermedia, fue entregada a los agricultores conjuntamente por el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos y las Estaciones Experimentales Agrícolas de Idaho, Oregón, Washington y Colorado, el 9 de abril de 1990. Esta variedad fue probada desde 1979 en ensayos de rendimiento en campos bajo irrigación. Frontier Russet produce un rendimiento moderadamente alto de gran calidad, con tubérculos oblongos a alargados, cilíndricos, y de piel rojiza. Los tubérculos recién cosechados son muy apropiados para horneado y fritura a la francesa. Frontier Russet es resistente a la pudrición seca porFusarium y más resistente a la marchitez porVerticillium que otras variedades precoces de piel rojiza.

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  1. ARS, USDA, University of Idaho R & E Center, 83210, Aberdeen, ID

    J. J. Pavek (Research Geneticist) & D. L. Corsini (Research Plant Pathologist)

  2. University of Idaho R & E Center, 83210, Aberdeen, ID

    S. L. Love (Horticulturist)

  3. Hermiston Agricultural R & E Center, 97838, Hermiston, OR

    D. C. Hane (Agronomist)

  4. Colorado State University, San Luis Valley Station, 81125, Center, CO

    D. G. Holm (Research Horticulturist)

  5. Washington State University, 99164-6414, Pullman, WA

    W. M. Iritani (Emeritus Scientist) & R. E. Thornton (Extension Horticulturist)

  6. Central Oregon Experiment Station, 97756, Redmond, OR

    S. R. James (Agronomist)

  7. ARS, USDA, IAREC, 99350-9687, Prosser, WA

    M. W. Martin (Research Geneticist)

  8. Oregon State University, 97331-3002, Corvallis, OR

    A. R. Mosley (Extension Research Agronomist)

  9. University of Idaho, 83402, Idaho Falls, ID

    J. C. Ojala (Extension Agronomist)

  10. Malheur Experiment Station, 97914, Ontario, OR

    C. E. Stanger (Agronomist)

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Cooperative investigations of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) and the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. Idaho Agricultural Experiment Research Paper No. 90757.

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Pavek, J.J., Corsini, D.L., Love, S.L. et al. Frontier Russet: A new potato variety for early fresh and processing use with resistance to Fusarium dry rot. American Potato Journal 68, 525–532 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02853769

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