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Mazama, an early maturing red-skinned cultivar for fresh market use, was jointly released in 2000 by the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Oregon, North Dakota, California, Idaho, and Washington. Mazama was tested in irrigated trials in Oregon from 1990 to 2000 and in the Western Regional Trial in 1994, 1995, and 1997. Mazama produces lower total yields than Dark Red Norland and Red LaSoda, but similar marketable yields with a high percentage of small, high-value tubers and significantly fewer culls. In 22 location-years of replicated Oregon and California trials, Mazama produced 40% and 26% higher marketable yields of U.S. #1s under 280 g than Red LaSoda and Dark Red Norland, respectively. In three years of replicated trials in six western states, Mazama produced 115% and 102% of marketable yields of U.S. #1s under 280 g compared with Red LaSoda and Dark Red Norland, respectively. Mazama tubers are smooth skinned and shallow eyed. Mazama’s bright red color does not fade in storage. Mazama is less susceptible to potato virus Y than Dark Red Norland or Red LaSoda.
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Approved for publication by Oregon State University Agricultural Communications as Technical Paper No. 11755.
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Rykbost, K.A., Voss, R., James, S.R. et al. Mazama: An Early Maturing, Bright Red-Skinned Cultivar For Fresh Market. Am. J. Pot Res 78, 383–387 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02884348
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02884348