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AC Peregrine Red Potato (ND2937-3) (2006) - 5 pages
Pedigree and Description
AC Peregrine Red (ND2937-3) is a Lethbridge selection of a cross made by NDSU in 1986 between ND373-2R and ND2223-8R. The Prairie Potato Breeding Program evaluated the
field performance of AC Peregrine Red from 1988 through 1995 in trials conducted across the Prairie provinces.
Tubers
Tubers of AC Peregrine Red are uniform oval-round, with bright red skin. The flesh is white/cream. The eyes are shallow and uniformly distributed with small eyebrows. The lenticels are light color and somewhat obvious against the dark red skin. Specific gravities for AC Peregrine Red averaged over 24 site years of testing were 1.083, while Norland averaged 1.071. The higher specific gravity of AC Peregrine Red suggests superior storage potential. The average tuber size for AC Peregrine Red is about 10% smaller than Norland.
Plants
The plants are semi-erect, medium height with medium maturity. AC Peregrine Red flowers heavily but produces few fruit.
Maturity
AC Peregrine Red is a maincrop variety. It matures 10 days to two weeks later than Norland, but earlier than Pontiac. Natural top die-off is uncommon. Skin-set is excellent by two weeks after top kill.