Atlantic potato

Summary

The Atlantic potato is a mid-season potato variety for potato chip manufacturing. It was developed and released by USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists at Beltsville, Maryland, in 1978.[1] The variety is not under plant variety protection.[2] It is a progeny of a cross between 'Wauseon' and 'Lenape'. It is widely grown for chipping directly off the field or with short-term storage. Marketable yields are fairly high.

Potato 'Atlantic'
'Atlantic' potato leaf
Genussolanum
SpeciesSolanum tuberosum
Cultivar'Atlantic'
OriginBeltsville, USA

Botanical features edit

  • Plants are moderately large and have thick, upright stems with slightly swollen nodes.
  • Leaves are bright medium green and have prominent wings. The primary leaflets are large and asymmetrical with numerous secondary and tertiary leaflets.
  • Flowers are abundant and are white with a light violet corolla. Pollen is also abundant and is produced on orange anthers.
  • Tubers (potatoes) are oval to round with moderate to shallow eyes.
  • Tuber skin is brown and light to heavily netted.
  • Flesh is white and has a high specific gravity.

Agricultural features edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Atlantic (Solanum tuberosum)". www.potatoassociation.org. Potato Association of America. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ Webb, R.E.; Wilson, D.R.; Shumaker, J.R.; Graves, B.; Henninger, M.R.; Watts, J.; Frank, J.A.; Murphy, H.J. (1978) "Atlantic: a new potato variety with high solids, good processing quality, and resistance to pests." "American Potato Journal" 55: 141-145