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The Smorgasbord: Dakota Ruby

Published in the March 2016 Issue Published online: Mar 18, 2016 Seed Potatoes, Smorgasbord
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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