Kennebec

Parentage: B127 x USDA X96 56

Characteristics

  • Parentage: B127 x USDA X96 56

  • Maturity: Early Maincrop

  • Flowers: White

  • Tuber Shape: Oval

  • Tuber Skin: Cream

  • Tuber Flesh: Cream

Kennebec

Resistances

Splitting
Bruising
Silver Scurf
Dry Rot (F. sulphureum)
Dry Rot (F. coeruleum)
Skin Spot
Potato Virus Y
Potato Leafroll Virus
PCN (G. Rostoch Ro1)
PCN (G. Pallida Pa 2/3, 1)
Powdery Scab
Common Scab
Blackleg
Tuber Blight
Foliage Blight

Consumer Quality

Predominately grown for fresh market consumption but also used in the Far East for crisping.

Agronomic Features

Moderate to high yield of large oval tubers suited to hotter climates. Kennebec maintains its quality throughout storage.

Sucrose %Glucose %Dry MatterMarketable %
Lionheart0.0190.00920.990.2
Markies0.0860.00919.883.5
Pentland Dell0.0960.01221.384.7
Maris Piper0.1050.02622.093.7