This article appears in the September 2018 issue of Potato Grower.
This month, the Smorgasbord takes a look at AmaRosa, a unique fingerling variety high in antioxidants and with excellent flavor.
AmaRosa is a mid-season specialty potato with red skin and red flesh. It is unique among commercially available potato varieties as it sets a large number of smooth, small, fingerling-shaped tubers with red skin and red flesh and excellent culinary quality. Tubers are ideal for microwaving, frying or baking. Chips made from AmaRosa retain their rosy color and resist fading.
To learn more about AmaRosa or to find a full list of seed growers, visit www.pvmi.org.
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History
- Parentage: PA97B23-2 × red bulk pollen
- Developed by the Tri-State Breeding and Research Program
- Released in 2011
- PVP applied for in 2011
Management
- Smaller tubers require specialty harvest measures for fingerling shape
- Very susceptible to Metribuzin.
- Medium storage capability, with dormancy between 100 and 145 days
- Requires medium to high fertility.
Disease Reactions
- Resistant to common scab
- Lower incidence of tuber late blight and moderate resistance to foliage infection when grown under high late blight disease pressure
- Susceptible to PVY and potato leaf roll virus
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