Yukon Gold: A new yellow-fleshed, medium-early, high quality table and French-fry cultivar

Abstract

Yukon Gold is a medium-early, yellow-fleshed potato cultivar with very good boiling, baking, and French-frying quality. It is not suitable for chips. In Ontario its yield is similar to Russet Burbank’s. Plants are susceptible to virus Y and slightly susceptible to virus leafroll but are resistant to mild mosaic. Tubers are moderately susceptible to common scab,Streptomyces scabies.

Resumen

Yukon Gold es una variedad temprana a intermedia, de carne amarilla con muy buenas cualidades para coción, horneado y papas fritas. No es adecuada para “chips”. Su rendimiento es similar a “Russet Burbank” en Ontario. Es susceptible a virus Y y ligeramente susceptible al virus del enrrollamiento pero resistente a mosaico moderado. Los tubérculos son de susceptibilidad moderada a la sarna común,Streptomyces scabies.