In this month’s Smorgasbord, we take a look at Red Endeavor, a late-maturing red table-stock variety developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison breeding program. Many thanks to Jeffrey Endelman for his help in gathering this information.
Parentage
Appearance
- Uniform, round tubers
- Attractive, medium-red skin color
- Bright white flesh
- Shallow eyes
Morphological Traits
- Vigorous, semi-erect to spreading vines
- Slow-developing canopy that retains vigor well
- Grayish-purple flowers with moderate pollen production
Agronomic Traits
- Full-season vine maturity
- High yield potential
- Similar specific gravity to Dark Red Norland (1.050 to 1.065)
- Tolerant to Verticillium wilt and common scab
- Six to 10 tubers per plant
- Low incidence of internal defects
- Susceptible to early and late blight
- No metribuzin toxicity has been found at recommended rates.
- Few internal defects
Storage
- Long tuber dormancy
- Maintains skin quality in storage