38 POTATO GROWER | SEPTEMBER 2018
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HISTORY
• Parentage: PA97B23-2 × red bulk
pollen
• Developed by the Tri-State Breeding
and Research Program
• Released in 2011
• PVP applied for in 2011
• Management
• Smaller tubers require specialty
harvest measures for fingerling
shape
• Very susceptible to Metribuzin.
• Medium storage capability, with
dormancy between 100 and 145
days
• Requires medium to high
fertility.
• Disease Reactions
• Resistant to common scab
• Lower incidence of
tuber late blight and
moderate resistance to
foliage infection when
grown under high
late blight disease
pressure
• Susceptible to PVY and
potato leaf roll virus
T
his month, the Smorgasbord takes a look at
AmaRosa, a unique fingerling variety high in
antioxidants and with excellent flavor.
AmaRosa is a mid-season specialty potato with red
skin and red flesh. It is unique among commercially
available potato varieties as it sets a large number of
smooth, small, fingerling-shaped tubers with red skin
and red flesh and excellent culinary quality. Tubers are
ideal for microwaving, frying or baking. Chips made
from AmaRosa retain their rosy color and resist fading.
To learn more about AmaRosa or to find a full list of
seed growers, visit www.pvmi.org.
AMAROSA
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