Innovator potato
Innovator is potato variety that is oblong in shape with a smooth skin. It is a popular potato variety in Europe and is gaining popularity in North America as a frying and baking potato.[1] The skin of the potato variety is russeted, similar to that of a Russet Burbank potato. Innovator also has shallow eyes with a cream coloured flesh.[2]
| Potato 'Innovator' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Solanum |
| Species | Solanum tuberosum |
| Hybrid parentage | Shepody x RZ-84-2580 |
| Cultivar | Innovator |
| Origin | Netherlands, and registered in 2004 |
Origin
Innovator was bred in the Netherlands and registered in 2004.[3] It is the result of a cross between Shepody x RZ-84-2580.[4]
Uses
Due to the Innovator's dry matter content they are well suited for french fry making,[4] boiling or baking.[2]
Botanical features
Innovator is a medium to large plant with stems that are semi erect. The leaves of the plants are a yellow green and are moderately close to one another. When the plant flowers it produces many white flowers. The variety produces tubers that are large and oblong in shape with a tan coloured skin. The potato variety also produces large sprouts that are red-violet in colour.[3]
Disease resistance
Innovator potatoes are resistant to potato wart and Globodera pallida (one of the two species of potato cyst nematode).[4] It is also resistant to late foliar leaf blight, Potato virus X and Potato virus Y.[4] The variety is slightly resistant to common scab and tuber late blight.[3]
References
- "Innovator Potatoes" (PDF).
- Advantage, Web Site. "Innovator Potato: HZPC Americas Corporation - Seed Potato Marketers - PEI, Canada - About Innovator". www.innovatorpotatoes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- Directorate, Government of Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Plant Health and Biosecurity. "Innovator". www.inspection.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- "Innovator". europotato.org. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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