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I n this month's Smorgasbord, we take a look at Sierra Rose, a gourmet yellow flesh/red skin potato for the specialty market, developed by Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. In production and culinary quality, Sierra Rose compares favorably to Yukon Gold and Red La Soda. S M O R GA S B OR D THE S M O R GA S B OR D PARENTAGE • A90601RDY × Mazama STRENGTHS • High yields of 4- to 6-ounce tubers; does not tend to oversize • Attractive oblong tubers with red skin with yellow flesh • Fresh market quality similar to Yukon Gold. • Similar baking, boiling, and microwave results to Red LaSoda and Yukon Gold KEY CHARACTERISTICS • Medium vine, medium open plant type, semi-erect growth • Early maturity • Higher stem number and tubers per plant • Slightly longer tubers than Yukon Gold or Red LaSoda, but similar uniformity • Attractive yellow flesh • Low total glycoalkaloids • Medium yield (higher than Yukon Gold; lower than Red LaSoda) • Slightly spreading vine, not sensitive to metribuzin application • Medium dormancy DISEASE RESISTANCE • Susceptible to foliar late blight, slightly less susceptible to tuber late blight • Susceptible to potato leafroll virus, potato virus X, potato virus Y, potato virus S and early die • Moderately susceptible to Verticilium, early blight, common scab and Rhizoctonia SEED AVAILABILITY • Production contracts may be available from Cal-Ore Seed, Inc. in Oakdale, Calif. 46 POTATO GROWER | JULY 2017