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Variety Selections
Click on the underlined name of cultivars in the table below to see a description for the cultivar.
Use the rating key to interpret characteristics of each cultivar

Rating Key:
                     Characteristic                              Rating
                            Maturity                     1 = Very Early (<90 days), 5 = Very Late (+120 days)
                            Vine Size                   1 = Very Small, 5 = Very Large
                            Bulking                      Timing = Early, Medium and Late;   Speed = Slow, Medium, Fast
                            Flesh Color                Color or White, Cream, Yellow, Blue, Red, etc.
                            Tuber Shape              1 = Round, 5 = Very Long
                            Utilization                  Fresh, Dual (fresh and processing), Chip, and French Fry
                            Managment Intensity*     $ = Low, $$ = Medium, $$$ = High

* Management Intensity includes inputs of fertilizer, insecticides, fungicides, etc.
Information provided by Drs. Susie Thompson-Johns, Robert D. Davidson, and David G. Holm of CSU

Cultivar

Maturity

Vine
Size

Bulking

Flesh Color

Tuber Shape

Utilization

Management Intensity

All Blue

5

4

Late, Med.

Blue

4

Fresh

$

Alegria

3

3

Med., Fast

Yellow

3

Fresh

$$

Alpha

5

5

Med., Fast

Yellow

2

Fresh

$

Anuschka

1

3

Early, Fast

Yellow

2

Fresh

$$

Atlantic

3

3

Med., Med.

White

1

Chip

$$

Bannock Russet

5

4

Late, Fast

White

4

Dual

$

Bellarosa

1

4

Early, Fast

Yellow

2

Fresh

$

Blazer Russet

2

5

Med., Fast

White

4

Dual

$$

Canela Russet

4

3

Med., Med.

White

4

Fresh

$

Centennial Russet

3

3

Med., Med.

White

3

Fresh

$$

Chipeta

3

4

Med., Med.

White

2

Chip

$

DT6063-1R
(Cherry Red)

3

3

Early, Fast

White

3

Dual

$$

Classic Russet

2

3

Early, Med.

White

4

Dual

$$$

Dakotah Jewel

1

4

Early, Fast

White

1

Fresh

$$

CO86218-2 (Durango Red)

3

3

Med., Med.

White

2

Fresh

$$

Elfe

2

4

Med., Fast

Yellow

4

Fresh

$$

CO85026-4 (Fremont Russet)

4

3

Med., Med.

White

4

Fresh

$$

Gem Russet (A8495-1)

3

3

Med., Med.

White

4

Dual

$$
German Butterball 5 5 Late, Fast Yellow 2 Fresh $

Jelly

3

5

Med., Med.

Yellow

2

Dual

$

Keystone Russet (AC83064-1)

3

3

Med., Med.

White

4

Fresh

$

Keuka Gold

2

4

Early, Fast

Yellow

1

Fresh

$$

Maris Piper

4

4

Late, Medium

Cream

3

Dual

$

Mazama

2

1

Med., Fast

White

2

Fresh

$$$

Milva

2

4

Early, Fast

Yellow

1

Fresh

$$

Mesa Russet

3

3

Med., Fast

White

4

Fresh

$

Premier Russet

5

5

Late, Fast

White

5

Dual

$$$

Purple Majesty

3

3

Med., Med.

Purple

3

Dual

$$

Red LaSoda

4

3

Med, Fast

White

2

Fresh

$

Rio Grande Russet

4

4

Late, Fast

White

4

Fresh

$

Russet Burbank

5

4

Late, Slow

White

4

Dual

$$$$

Russet Legend (COO83008-1)

3

3

Early, Fast

White

4

Dual

$$

Russet Norkotah

2

2

Early, Fast

White

4

Fresh

$$$

Russet Norkotah
(Sel. 3)

3

4

Early, Fast

White

4

Fresh

$$

Russet Norkotah
(Sel. 8)

2

3

Early, Fast

White

4

Fresh

$$

Russet Norkotah (TX102, 112)

2

3

Early, Fast

White

4

Fresh

$$

Russet Norkotah (223, 278 & 296 )

2

3

Early, Fast

White

4

Fresh

$$$

Russet Nugget

4

4

Late, Fast

Cream

4

Dual

$

Sangre

3

3

Med., Med.

White

2

Fresh

$

Sangre Sel. 10 & 11

3

4

Med., Med.

White

2

Fresh

$

Silverton Russet (AC83064-6)

3

3

Med., Med.

White

4

Dual

$$$

Snowden

3

2

Early, Med.

White

1

Chip

$$

TrailBlazer Russet

1

4

Early, Fast

White

5

Dual

$$

Ute Russet

4

3

Med., Med.

White

3

Fresh

$$

Viking

2

2

Early, Fast

White

2

Fresh

$

Yukon Gem

2

4

Early, Fast

Yellow

2

Fresh

$$$

Yukon Gold

2

3

Early, Fast

Yellow

2

Dual

$$

Experimental

CO 97087-RU (Russet)

2

4

Early, Fast

White

5

Dual

$$

CO 99100-1RU (Russet)

1

3

Early, Fast

White

4

Dual

$$

CO 98012-5R (Round Red)

5

5

Late, Fast

White

1

Fresh

$$

CO 95051-7W (Chipper)

2

4

Early, Fast

White

1

Chip

$$

CO 99053-3RU (Russet)

4

4

Med., Med.

White

4

Dual

$$

CO 99053-4RU (Russet)

2

4

Early, Fast

White

4

Dual

$$

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