Mid-season to late maturity. The tubers are oblong to round smooth (sometimes
netted) red skin, medium deep eyes, white flesh.
Fair to good for boiling, baking, chipping and French-frying depending
on maturity.High yielding variety. Widely adapted. Some drought resistance, bruises easily, susceptible to air cracking at
harvest. Good storability. Medium dormancy.
Chieftain
Mid-season maturity. The tubers are oval to oblong, smooth bright red skin,
shallow to medium-deep eyes, white flesh.
Good to excellent for boiling. Good for chipping at harvest. Excellent
for French-frying. Not suitable for processing.
High yielding variety. Widely adapted. Under sizing can be a problem if
soil moisture becomes limiting. Well suited for washing at maturity. Good storability.
Atlantic
Mid-season maturity. The tubers are oval to round, smooth; lightly netted
to heavily scaled white skin; shallow white eyes; white flesh.
High yielding variety, attractive appearance; good tuber set and uniform
tuber size and shape. Widely adapted but not recommended for dry sandy soils. Medium dormancy period.
They are good for boiling and baking, excellent for chipping and French-frying.
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