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  Ranger Russet Sunday, March 14, 2010  

Ranger Russet

Ranger Russet

 

Parentage : Butte x A6595-3

Breeder : Joe Pavek, Idaho, USA

Agent : McCain Potatoes

UK National List : 2000

Plant Breeders Right : 2000

Intended Market : French Fry

Maturity : Late Maincrop

General description : Low-medium, leafy, spreading, mid-green plant with few red violet flowers
Long oval, white tubers with medium to shallow eyes and cream flesh


Disease Resistance (1 = susceptible, 9 = resistant)

1. Wart Disease (race 1) : 9

2. Foliage late blight : 3

3. Tuber late blight : 2

4. Blackleg : 7

5. Potato Virus Yo : 4

6. Potato Leafroll Virus : 5

7. Common scab : 5

8. Powdery scab : 1

9. Gangrene : 2

10. Potato Cyst Nematode:

10.1 Globodera rostochiensis Ro1 : 2

10.2 Globodera pallida Pa1, Pa2/3 : 2

Resistance to Damage:

1. External : 6

2. Internal : 6

Other Characteristics:

1. Specific gravity (1 = low) : 7

McCain Potatoes
Pugeston
By Montrose
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DD10 9LF
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