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The Red Pontiac (also known as Dakota Chief) is a red-skinned early main crop potato variety originally bred in the United States, [1] and is sold in the United States, Canada, Australia, Marruecos, the Philippines, Venezuela and Uruguay. It arose as a color mutant of the original Pontiac variety in Florida [2] by a J.W. Weston in 1945. [3]
These potatoes also have coloured skin, but many varieties with pink or red skin have white or yellow flesh, as do the vast majority of cultivated potatoes. The yellow colour, more or less marked, is due to the presence of carotenoids. Varieties with coloured flesh are common among native Andean potatoes, but relatively rare among modern varieties.
Adirondack Red is a potato variety with red flesh and skin, bred by Cornell University potato breeders Robert Plaisted, Ken Paddock and Walter De Jong, and released in 2004. The Adirondack varieties are unusual because both the skin and the flesh are colored and have high levels of anti-oxidants. [1]
Red Norland is a red, early-maturing potato. [1] Smaller tubers (B and C size) are commonly sold as “baby reds” and this variety is often served boiled or in potato salads. [ 1 ] The progenitor variety, 'Norland', was released by the North Dakota Agricultural College in 1957.
However, Rizzo notes, purple potatoes can be harder to find and a little more expensive than other potato varieties. And, all that said, it's a "huge misconception" that sweet potatoes are vastly ...
Red Gold or Golden Red Skins, potato is an early variety of North American potato. It has a red skin with yellow flesh inside. [1] It is resistant to potato leafroll virus and potato virus Y and moderately resistant to common scab, [2] but is susceptible to potato virus A and potato virus S. Red Gold was bred in Canada in the 1970s and ...
Red skin with orange flesh. ... even additional sweet potato varieties.” Schlichter also likes Purple Majesty for adding a pop of color to stir-fries, salads, and savory dishes. ...
It is a deep red mutant of the potato variety 'La Soda'. The non-mutant form was developed by the Louisiana potato breeding program in 1948 as a cross between 'Triumph' and 'Katahdin'. The mutant form was first observed in 1949 but was not released until 1953 by the United States Department of Agriculture, ( USDA ) and the Louisiana ...