This article appears in the March 2016 issue of Potato Grower.
In this month’s Smorgasbord, we take a gander at the Dakota Ruby with a huge helping hand from Susie Thompson from North Dakota State University’s potato breeding program.
Key Attributes
- Bright red skin color
- Round, smooth tubers
- Uniform tuber size profile
- Produces a high percentage of B sized tubers
- Medium specific gravity
- (1.085 average)
History
- Developed by the North Dakota State University potato breeding program and the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
- Released in 2014
- PVP application submitted
Storage
- Retains bright red skin color in storage
- Experts recommend attaining good skin set prior to harvest by appropriate nitrogen management and use of vine desiccants in order to retain marketability.
Production
- 185 acres in North Dakota and Minnesota in 2015