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Kalkaska (Solanum tuberosum) is a round, white chip-processing potato variety developed at Michigan State University. The variety is high yielding and has a resistance to common scab (Streptomyces scabies). It has a strong vine and a full-season maturity.

Characteristics

·         Plant: Medium to tall height, semi-erect with a balance between stems and foliage visible, and white-colored flowers.

·         Tubers: Round tubers with flakey, brown-colored skin. Tubers have creamy flesh with a low incidence of internal defects. Total glycoalkaloids in the tuber are low.

·         Maturity: Full-season

·         Yield: High yield under irrigated and dry  conditions

·         Culinary Quality: Chip processes from short to mid-term storage

·         Diseases: resistance to common scab

·         Storability: medium dormancy

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