CHIEFTAIN

Potato Variety Information

Variety Name: ChieftainRights Holder | Breeder: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITYCountry of Origin:

Estados UnidosYear of of introduction: 1966

Variety Description

Chieftain is a high yielding variety, attractive appearance, widely adapted. Undersizing can be a problem if soil moisture becomes limiting. Well suited for washing at maturity. Good storability. Medium specific gravity.

Characteristics

Maturity: mid-season
Skin colour: Red
Flesh colour: White
Tuber Shape: oval to oblong
Yield: High
Storability: Good
Utilization: Good for boiling, chipping at harvest, french fries

News for this Potato Variety

Hot Potato! AAFC research into heat-tolerant potato genes builds on award-winning study

Noviembre 15, 2022

Hot Potato! Canadian research into heat-tolerant potato genes builds on award-winning study

In the classic children’s game, nobody wants to be the one left holding the 'hot potato'. This also rings true for farmers, as rising global temperatures are bringing new meaning to the term.

Julio 05, 2021

INTA propone variedades de patata con mejor rendimiento para el consumo y la industria

Un estudio del INTA analizó cinco variedades de papa y determinó una con mejor peso y mayor número de tubérculos. Malargüe es la segunda mayor productora nacional de papa semilla.

United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC): Planting Update May 27, 2021

Mayo 28, 2021

UPGC: Potato Planting Update Canada, May 27, 2021

The United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) provide an update on the potato planting in Canada (May 27, 2021). Seeding in Western Canada is winding up, while growers in the Atlantic region are in full planting mode.

Diciembre 01, 2018

Perspectivas del cultivo de papa para exportación en Buenos Aires

Un equipo de pasantes del Ente Zona Franca Bahía Blanca+Coronel Rosales, concluyó que la industrialización y venta a otros países es técnicamente factible y rentable.

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