Atlanta Potato (ATL)
The Atlantic potato is a mid-season chipping potato variety. It was developed and
released by USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists at Beltsville, Maryland, in
1978. [1] The variety is not under plant variety protection. [2] It is a progeny of a cross
between 'Wauseon' and 'Lenape'. It is widely grown for chipping directly off the field or
with short-term storage. Marketable yields are fairly high.
Specification
Utilization: Good for Chipping. (Chips)
Yield: Average yield but it’s a early variety seeds. Ready for harvesting after 60 days of sowing
Primary Use: Boiling, Baking and Chipping.
Availability (Harvest Period): December start to January
Plants are moderately large and have thick, upright stems with slightly swollen nodes.
Tubers (potatoes) are oval to round with moderate to shallow eyes.
Tuber skin is brown and light to heavily netted.
Flesh is white and has a high specific gravity
It has moderate to high yields and is widely adapted, and used for potato chips.
Features
Color: Bright and Natural Yellow Skin
Weight: 50-100 gms, 100-150 gms, 150-200 gms
Size: 40-250 mm
Harvest Period: January to March
| Origin: |
India |
| Color: |
Bright and Natural Yellow Skin |
| Weight: |
50-100 gms, 100-150 gms, 150-200 gms |
| Size: |
40-250 mm |
| Harvest Period: |
January to March |
