This article appears in the November 2018 issue of Potato Grower.
With help from our friends at the Northwest Potato Variety Development Program and Potato Variety Management Institute, we take a look at Echo russet, a high-yielding, long, medium- to late-season russet with cold sweetening resistance and excellent processing qualities. It is suitable for both the fresh and processing markets.
For a list of seed growers of Echo Russet, visit www.pvmi.org.
Strengths
- High U.S. No. 1 tuber yield
- Cold sweetening resistance
- High specific gravity
- Good culinary quality
- Moderate dormancy
Disease Ratings
- PVY: tolerant
- Potato leaf roll virus: resistant
- Potato mop-top virus: resistant
- Erwinia soft rot: resistant
- Fusarium dry rot: resistant
- Early dying: moderately resistant
- Common scab: moderately resistant
- Net necrosis: moderately resistant
- Foliar and tuber late blight: moderately resistant