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Potato varieties: The newly named, the commercial, and some that are useful in breeding

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Folsom, D. Potato varieties: The newly named, the commercial, and some that are useful in breeding. American Potato Journal 22, 229–242 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02863513

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