Batoche

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GENERAL

• Origin & Breeding: bred by Agriculture Canada at the Fredericton Research Station, New Brunswick, from the cross (Redskin x Scoff 2774-3R) and selected at the Experimental Farm at Scott, Saskatchewan, in 1963.
• Garden Variety
• Registration in Canada: exempt
• Maturity: early to mid-season

BOTANICAL FEATURES

• Plants: moderately large, upright, spreading at maturity; stems thick, slightly hollow in upper half of plant, solid in basal half, green with reddish purple pigmentation; nodes slightly swollen; internodes short; wings not prominent.
• Leaves: close, large, drooping, moderate to grayish olive green, slightly pubescent.
  Terminal leaflets: ovate; asymmetrical; base lobed.
  Primary leaflets: ovate, asymmetrical; base lobed; three to four pairs, opposite and sometimes alternate.
  Secondary leaflets: base cordate; four to five pairs, opposite and alternate.
  Tertiary leaflets: numerous; base cordate; alternate or opposite.
• Flowers: few, light purple with lighter purple tips.
• Tubers: round-oblong, moderately large, uniform; smooth bright red skin; medium-deep eyes darker red than the skin; creamy white flesh.
• Sprouts: purplish red.

AGRICULTURAL FEATURES

High yielding; attractive appearance. Tuber size varies with moisture availability. Spacing plants 24 cm apart will help prevent oversizing when tubers are grown under irrigation. High total solids.

• Utilization: good for boiling, baking, and french frying; poor for chipping.

REACTION TO DISEASES

Resistant: verticillium wilt.
Susceptible: leaf roll, late blight, PVY.

NOTE: not highly susceptible to any of the common diseases.

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