Dakota Trailblazer
| Parentage: | A89163-3LS x A8914-4 | |
| Developers: | North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and North Dakota State University | |
| Plant Variety Protection: | Applied for | |
| Strengths: | High yield of uniform tubers; resistance to sugar ends, cold induced sweetening, Verticillium wilt, and late blight | |
| Weaknesses: | Hollow heart rarely noted. Some susceptibility to blackspot bruise and Fusarium dry rot. | |
| Seed Availability: | Certified seed is available from potato producers in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Colorado | |
| Morphological Characteristics | ||
| Plant: | Pretty, vigorous, medium to large vine with white flowers | |
| Tubers: | Attractive tubers with medium dark russet skin and long and blocky tuber type; eyes are shallow and tubers have creamy white flesh. | |
| Agronomic Characteristics | ||
| Vine Maturity: | Medium-late | |
| Yield Potential: | High | |
| Utilization: | Dual purpose - frozen processing and tablestock | |
| Specific Gravity: | High (1.091 average) | |
| Culinary Quality: |
Produces mealy baked potatoes | |
| Pests/Disorders: | Resistance to Verticillium wilt and sugar ends in field trials. Good field resistance to foliar late blight. Moderate resistance to pink rot. Hollow heart, blackspot bruise and Fusarium dry rot have occasionally been noted. | |
| Storability: | Stores well; low sugar accumulation in storage and processes consistently from 45F storage and perhaps colder. | |
| Other Comments: | Tolerant of metribuzin applications. Requires about 75 lbs./acre less nitrogen than Russet Burbank. |
