Introduction to the Atlantic Potato Variety and Its Characteristics

Potato is one of the important field crops in China. Introduced here is a high-yielding, high-quality potato variety suitable for processing - the Atlantic potato. The Atlantic potato is a variety introduced from the United States, and it is a high-quality raw material for processing potato chips, French fries and other snack foods.

Its characteristics are, first, round tubers, uniform growth and uniform size, and it has few and shallow eyes, all of which are beneficial for processing.

Ordinary potatoes have many and deep eyes, while the Atlantic potato has smooth skin and shallow, few eyes distributed only at its top and bottom ends, so the slices cut from it are uniform and attractive in shape and the raw material utilization rate is high - this is the appearance characteristic that makes it very suitable for processing. Its reducing sugar content is low and its starch content is high, so the fried potato chips come out quite white, with good color and good taste.

Its growth period is relatively short; its entire production period can be completed in 100 to 110 days. Its highest marketable potato yield can reach more than 2 tons 5 per mu, and the lowest is also above 700 kg. It is a very good industry, and also a short, flat and fast industry that is relatively good for increasing farmers' income.

Under standardized planting management, the average yield of Atlantic potato is about 2 tons per mu, and the market price is about 900-1000 yuan per ton. In Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, farmers have obtained relatively good economic benefits from growing Atlantic potatoes.

The Atlantic potato has strong adaptability. Nationwide, wherever potatoes can be grown, Atlantic potatoes can be planted. In some areas of southern China, such as Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi and other places,

if winter planting is carried out, the economic benefits will be even higher. Here experts remind the majority of growers: growing Atlantic potatoes should rely on processing enterprises; during production, ensure 4000-5000 plants per mu and prevent late blight well - these measures can better improve the per-unit yield and quality of potatoes. With the improvement of people's living standards, potato series snack foods such as potato chips and French fries are increasingly favored by people, and consumption is growing year by year.