Genus Solanum Cultivar 'Red Gold' | Species Solanum tuberosum Origin Canada, 1970s | |
Similar Potato, Austrian Crescent, Red La Soda, Red Norland, Superior |
Red Gold potato is an early variety of North American potato. It has a red skin with yellow flesh inside. It is resistant to potato leafroll virus and potato virus Y and moderately resistant to common scab, but is susceptible to potato virus a and potato virus s.
'Red Gold' was bred in Canada in the 1970s and registered in 1987.
'Red Gold' has a mid season maturity, is medium sized with ovate primary and terminal leaflets. The flowers of this variety have golden yellow anthers and medium berry production. The 'Red Gold' tubers are round to oval with medium eye depth and the sprouts are very pubescent with a pinkish-yellow apex.
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