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Carlton: A new early tablestock potato variety

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Carlton, an early sizing, oval, white-skinned potato variety was released by Agriculture Canada in 1982. Its tubers size as early as Warba making it suitable for the first early market, while its eyes are much shallower. Its yielding pattern was very similar to that of Warba when harvested at 75, 89 and 103 days from planting and to those of Norland and Norchip at maincrop harvest at a wide range of locations on the Canadian prairies. Boiling quality was similar to Warba while early chipping quality was better. No serious problem has been encountered in nearly twenty years of testing.

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En 1982, Agricultura Canada lanzó una nueva variedad denominada Carlton, de piel blanca, forma oval y llenado temprano. Mientras el tamaño de sus tubérculos es similar a “Warba”, haciéndola adecuada para el mercado temprano, sus ojos son mucho más superficiales. Su rendimiento es similar a “Warba” cuando es cosechada a los 75, 89 y 103 días después de la siembra; asimismo similar a Norland y Norchip en las cosechas grandes en un rango amplio de localidades de las praderas canadienses. Su calidad a la coción es similar a “Warba” mientras que su calidad temprana para “chips” es mejor. En aproximadamente 20 años de ensayos no se ha encontrado ningún problema serio de enfermedades.

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Carlton—the name commemorates a pioneer trail connecting early settlements in Prairie Canada.

Potato Breeder (retired), Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 4Z7.

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Russell, W.A., Dabbs, D.H., Young, L.C. et al. Carlton: A new early tablestock potato variety. American Potato Journal 60, 599–605 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02854109

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