'Dakota Trailblazer' Potato (RFP-169)

Parentage
A89163-3LS x A8914-4

Released
2009

Description
'Dakota Trailblazer' is a high yielding potato variety. Tubers are attractive with medium dark russet skin and creamy white flesh. The plant is vigorous, with medium to large vines and white flowers. It is aptly named because it is the first potato cultivar released from the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station with the ability to be processed into french fries.

Plant Variety Protection
PVP Certificate No. 201100304 issued March 11, 2014.

Utilization
'Dakota Trailblazer' has has a dual purpose. It can be used as tablestock, but also has excellent French fry quality, with better color and percentage sugar ends than Russet Burbank.

Yield Potential
High

Vine
Medium to large vine with white flowers.

Tubers
Long tubers with medium russet skin, very white flesh

Maturity
Medium-late vine maturity

Specific Gravity
High (1.091 average)

Storability
Stores well; low sugar accumulation in storage and processes consistently from 45F storage and perhaps colder

Resistances
'Dakota Trailblazer' appears resistant to sugar end disorder and to several diseases including Verticillium wilt and pink rot. It also possesses good field resistance to late blight.

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