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Home » Vegetables » Root Vegetables » Potatoes » Russet Potatoes » Centennial Russet Potatoes

Centennial Russet Potatoes

Centennial Russet Potatoes are oblong, with heavy russetting on dark skin.

They have white flesh.

They are meant for direct to consumer sales.

Early harvest.

History Notes

Centennial Russet Potatoes were developed by Colorado State University in the San Luis Valley of Colorado in association with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Nooksack potatoes and a potato referred to as “WN12-3.”

Released 1976.

Language Notes

Named for the centennial of Colorado in 1976 (Colorado was admitted to the Union on 1 August 1876.)

This page first published: Apr 19, 2005 · Updated: May 18, 2018.

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