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IditaRed is a pale yellow-fleshed, red-skinned potato variety that yields well in the cold soils and short growing seasons characteristic of southcentral Alaska. It has an exceptionally tough skin for a red potato, one that is highly resistant to feathering and slipping at harvest. It has a low set (5–6 per plant) of medium to large sized tubers. Its US #1 and total yields are comparable to those of Green Mountain, the top yielding commercial variety in this region. It consistently out yields other red-skinned varieties. IditaRed is susceptible to potato viruses X and S. It produces typical foliage and tuber symptoms when infected with bacterial ring rot disease. IditaRed has commercial potential in Alaska, and may be a useful commercial variety in other areas where growing seasons are short and cool temperatures prevail.
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EditaRed es una variedad de papa de carne amarillo pálida y piel roja que rinde bien en suelos fríos y temporadas de cultivo cortas, características del sur-centro de Alaska. Tiene una piel excepcionalmente resistente para una papa roja, la que es altamente resistente a pelarse o deslizarse al momento de la cosecha. Produce pocos tubérculos (5–6 por planta) de tamaño mediano a grande. Sus rendimientos US#1 y total son comparables a los de Green Mountain, la variedad comercial de mayor rendimiento en esta región. Sobrepasa consistentemente los rendimientos de otras variedades de piel roja. EditaRed es susceptible a los virus X y S de la papa. Cuando se encuentra infectada con la pudrición bacteriana en anillo produce en follaje y tubérculos síntomas típicos de la enfermedad. EditaRed tiene potencial comercial en Alaska y puede ser una variedad comercial útil en otras zonas donde las temporadas de cultivo son cortas prevaleciendo las bajas temperaturas.
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Scientific paper no. J-199, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775.
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Carling, D.E., Dearborn, C.H. IditaRed: A tough skinned red potato for the cold soils and short growing seasons in Alaska. American Potato Journal 66, 741–745 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02896830
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