All-Purpose Potatoes

Adirondack Red are oblong, slightly flat potatoes with purply-red skin. The flesh is mottled pink and red. The skin colour fades when boiled. They are marketed as all-purpose. History Notes Adirondack Red Potatoes were developed by a Walter de Jong at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from a cross between two potatoes referred to…

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Agassiz Potatoes are oblong with russetted skin. They are marketed as being good for general table use and potato chips. History Notes Agassiz Potatoes were bred at the University of Minnesota from two potatoes referred to as MN321.64-11 and MN305.64-10 sometime before 1983. Referred to as MN8586 during development.

Alamo Potatoes are oblong with white skin. They are marketed for table use by consumers. History Notes Alamo Potatoes were developed at Texas A and M University by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Kennebec and Merrimack potatoes.

Alasclear are oblong potatoes with light skin. They are marketed for table use by consumers. History Notes Alasclear Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the University of Alaska in Dearborn from a cross between a potato variety called Ontario, and one referred to as AK1-62-90-64. Released 1981.

Alaska Red Potatoes are oval with red skin. They are marketed for general table use by consumers. The plant is frost hardy above ground. History Notes Alaska Red Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the University of Alaska in Dearborn, Alaska from a cross between Red Beauty potatoes and…

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Alaska Sweetheart Potatoes have red skin and pinkish flesh. Late harvest. Marketed for table use by consumers. History Notes Alaska Sweetheart Potatoes were developed in Alaska, USA.

Allegany are round potatoes with buff, smooth skin with occasional netting on them. The plant blooms above ground with pale lavendar flowers mottled with mauve, and delivers high yields in a late harvest. The potato is promoted as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.)…

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Allehanna Potatoes have white flesh with smooth light skin. History Notes Allehanna Potatoes were developed by the Pennsylvania Coop before 1960.

Andover are round potatoes with buff skin and white flesh. They are meant for commercial processing market for making potato chips from, but are also acceptable as an all-purpose table potato. History Notes Andover Potatoes were developed by R.L. Plaisted for the Cornell Foundation Seed Potato Program at Cornell University in 1981 from a cross…

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