Adirondack Red

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Adirondack Red
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Adirondack Red potato tuber
Species Solanum tuberosum
Cultivar 'Adirondack Red'
Origin United States, 2003

Adirondack Red is a potato variety with red flesh and skin, bred by Cornell University potato breeders Robert Plaisted, Ken Paddock and Walter De Jong, and released in 2004.

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The Adirondack varieties are unusual because both the skin and the flesh are colored and have high levels of anti-oxidants. [1] They are described as "Early- to mid-season, medium- to high-yielding variety. Dark green decumbent to spreading vines bear oblong to long, slightly flattened, purplish-red-skinned tubers with shallow eyes and pink to red flesh." [2]

Adirondack Red was found to be susceptible to silver scurf disease, as well as the golden cyst nematode. It was also found to have moderate resistance to common scab. [3]

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References

  1. "Adirondack Red; a red fleshed, red-skinned, specialty potato variety". Cornell University . Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  2. "Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners". Cornell University. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  3. "ADIRONDACK RED" (PDF). NCSU. New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2016.