Potato Varieties For Adams Seed Farms

Atlantic is a determinate variety, is mid-season in maturity and has a medium to large vine. Due to its high yield and high specific gravity, measures dry matter content mostly starch, it is the major chip potato variety in North America.

Very high yielding variety with few tubers per plant. Spacing between plants should be very close to avoid oversize tubers. Performs well in hot climates; may form heat sprouts under high soil temperatures.

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.

Eramosa is a high yielding variety; very good resistance to skinning and hollow heart; good storability; medium dormancy period and medium specific gravity.

Goldrush is a medium maturing russet cultivar grown primarily for the fresh market.

'La Chipper' is a mid-season potato variety developed by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station in 1962, resulting from a cross between 'Green Mountain' and 'Cayuga'. This cultivar is primarily grown for chip processing due to its favorable characteristics.

La Rouge is a medium maturing variety that has a high yield potential of tubers that size early. Primary growing areas are in the southeastern U.S. The variety is grown for the fresh market and is generally not stored.

Red La Soda is a very early variety that has high tolerance of heat, plants do not wither during heat and drought. Beautiful smooth red skin with pure white flesh. Tubers are oblong and slightly flattened with medium deep eyes.

Featuring smooth skin, pink eyes, deep yellow flesh, and rich taste, the Yukon Gold continues to experience a steady increase and popularity domestically and internationally. Potato breeders pursue the standard that Yukon Gold has set for developing improved yellow-fleshed varieties.