Red La Soda
Potato cultivar
Potato 'Red La Soda' | |
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Genus | Solanum |
Species | Solanum tuberosum |
Hybrid parentage | 'La Soda' x unknown |
Cultivar | 'Red La Soda' |
Origin | Louisiana, USA |
Red La Soda is a red, main season potato cultivar. 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 Agricultural Experiment Station.[1]
Botanical Features
- Plant is spreading and medium in size.
- Stems, leaves and petioles are all green and are lightly pubescent.
- Their large lavender flowers are limited in pollen.
- Tubers range from a round to oblong slightly flattened shape.
- Tuber skin is red and smooth but may fade in color over time. Skinning also may occur.
- Tuber flesh is white.
- Tubers have a low specific gravity
Agricultural Features
- Red La Soda is susceptible to early and late blights, scab, corky ring spot and bacterial wilt.
- It is mostly grown for the fresh market, very good for boiling.
- It is primarily grown in the southeastern part of the United States and mainly harvested in the winter months.
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Potato cultivars
- Adirondack Blue
- Adirondack Red
- Agata
- Almond
- Alturas
- Amandine
- Amflora
- Anya
- Atlantic
- Austrian Crescent
- Bamberg
- Belle de Fontenay
- Bintje
- Black Champion
- Bloomer
- British Queen
- Butte
- Champion
- Désirée
- Gala
- Golden Wonder
- Home Guard
- International Kidney
- Irish Lumper
- Irish White
- Kennebec
- Kerr's Pink
- King Edward
- Kipfler
- Laura
- Lenape
- Marcy
- Marfona
- Maris Piper
- Megachip
- Melody
- Mizen
- Pike
- Pink Fir Apple
- Rainier Russet
- Ranger Russet
- Ratte
- Red Gold
- Red La Soda
- Red Norland
- Red Pontiac
- Rooster
- Russet Burbank
- Russian blue
- Shetland Black
- Skerry Champion
- Stobrawa
- Superior
- Ulster Emblem
- Umatilla Russet
- Villetta Rose
- Vitelotte
- Vivaldi
- Yellow Finn
- Yukon Gold
References
- ^ Paul R. Wonning Gardener's Guide to Growing Potatoes in the Vegetable Garden: Growing a potato garden for beginners or veterans (2015), p. 27, at Google Books