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Beacon Chipper: A round white chip-processing potato variety

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‘Beacon Chipper’ is a high-yielding, round white potato for the chip-processing market. This variety has an attractive round appearance with shallow eyes and high percentage of oversize tubers. Specific gravity in Michigan ranges from 1.077 to 1.083. Beacon Chipper may fit a window in raw product requirements between out-of-the-field ‘Atlantic’ crop and a late storage crop. This variety has some tolerance to common scab (Steptomyces scabies Thaxter) in comparison to Atlantic and ‘Snowden’. Beacon Chipper also has good chip-processing storage characteristics (light color and low amount of defects) and better tolerance to pressure bruise than Snowden. Based upon nitrogen and spacing management studies, we recommend that Beacon Chipper be planted at 20-cm within-row spacing with 180 lbs N/acre to maximize U.S. No. 1 yield and quality. The origin and pedigree of Beacon Chipper is currently unknown, despite extensive fingerprint analyses. The name Beacon Chipper was chosen to reflect the common nautical theme of Michigan and Maine.

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Beacon Chipper es una variedad de papa de alto rendimiento, de tubérculos redondos, blancos, apropiados para el mercado de procesamiento de hojuelas. Esta variedad tiene una atractiva apariencia redonda con ojos poco profundos y un alto porcentaje de tubérculos de gran tamaño. La gravedad específica en Michigan varía de 1.077 a 1.083. Beacon Chipper puede llenar el vacío de materia prima requerido del producto entre el cultivo de Atlantic después de cosecha y uno de almacenamiento tardío. Esta variedad tiene cierta tolerancia a la sarna común (Steptomyces scabies Thaxter) en comparación con Atlantic y Snowden. Beacon Chipper tiene también buenas características de almacenamiento del producto en hojuelas (color claro y pocos defectos) y mejor tolerancia a las magulladuras por presión que Snowden. Tomando como base estudios de manejo de nitrógeno y espaciamiento se recomienda que Beacon Chipper se siembre a 20 cm entre surcos con 180 lbs de N/acre para llevar al máximo el rendimiento y calidad de U.S. No. 1. El origen y genealogía de Beacon Chipper es generalmente desconocido a pesar de un amplio análisis de su perfil de ADN. El nombre de Beacon Chipper fue escogido para reflejar el tema náutico de Michigan y Maine.

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Douches, D.S., Coombs, J., Hammerschmidt, R. et al. Beacon Chipper: A round white chip-processing potato variety. Am. J. Pot Res 83, 241–247 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872160

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