Abstract
Pike is a chipstock variety released jointly by the Cornell and Pennsylvania Experiment Stations in March 1996. Pike has a specific gravity comparable to Atlantic and the ability to produce light-colored chips after 7 C storage. Most of the chip color data were taken in December, January, and February. It has scab resistance comparable to that of Superior and is golden nematode resistant it is a full season variety, somewhat earlier than Snowden. In 23 trials in New York, internal necrosis and hollow heart of Pike was 5% compared to 18% for Atlantic. When grown at high temperatures, Pike is susceptible to a unique expression of heat necrosis that is net-like in appearance which is different from the internal brown spot of Atlantic. The yield has been about 95% of the yield of Atlantic.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 117-120 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Potato Research |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Agronomy and Crop Science