New potato variety successfully bred in Hebei
The new potato variety "Jizhangweishu No. 9", bred by the Hebei Institute of Alpine Crops (postcode: 076450, tel: 0313-5224631), recently passed variety approval in Hebei Province. This variety is a mid-season variety, with a growth period of 87 days (from emergence to maturity), brown tuber skin, white tuber flesh, shallow eyes, concentrated tuber set, and a large- and medium-tuber production rate of 71-75%. It is resistant to late blight. Starch content 16.3%, dry matter content 23.8%, reducing sugar content 0.18%, crude protein content
The new potato variety "Jizhangweishu No. 9", bred by the Hebei Institute of Alpine Crops (postcode: 076450, tel: 0313-5224631), recently passed variety approval in Hebei Province.
This variety is a mid-season variety, with a growth period of 87 days (from emergence to maturity), brown tuber skin, white tuber flesh, shallow eyes, concentrated tuber set, and a large- and medium-tuber production rate of 71-75%. It is resistant to late blight. Starch content 16.3%, dry matter content 23.8%, reducing sugar content 0.18%, crude protein content 2.78%, vitamin C content 14.3 mg/100 g, good tuber storability, resistance to dry rot, and suitable for French fry processing. The average yield reaches 1604.7 kg per mu.