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.
| Adirondack Red | |
|---|---|
 Adirondack Red potato tuber | |
| Species | Solanum tuberosum |
| Cultivar | 'Adirondack Red' |
| Origin | United States, 2003 |
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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Adirondack Red; a red fleshed, red-skinned, specialty potato variety". Cornell University. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners". Cornell University. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "ADIRONDACK RED" (PDF). NCSU. New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links
edit- Harrison, Christy, "Heirlooms-to-Be", Gourmet Magazine, 2/21/2008
- Washington State University, Potato Varieties: Red-skinned Varieties
- "Adirondack Reds are not experimental", Times Union' (Albany, NY), 12/10/2008[permanent dead link]
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