Retained Entries from the 2004 Tri-State Trail Currently in the Tri-State Trial

Harvested Fall of 2004

Held at 48°F until December 23, 2004 then stored at 44°F until analysis

A96023-6 was retained in the 2005 Tri-State Trial. It produced lighter and more uniform fries than either Ranger or Russet Burbank after 7 months of storage. It had comparable reducing sugars and sprout length with the checks.

                             
    PHOTOVOLT READING     USDA   % REDUCING SUGAR   Sprouting
  Clone stem bud avg   DIFF COLOR   stem bud avg   percent length
  Washington                          
1 Ranger Russet 26.9 35.2 31.0   8.8 1   0.7 0.7 0.7   100 3 "
2 Russet Burbank 25.9 35.6 30.8   9.7 1   0.8 0.5 0.6   100 3 1/4"
3 A96023-6 30.9 36.5 33.7   6.8 0   0.7 0.5 0.6   100 3 1/2"
      LSD 0.05 ns   ns                
  Average 27.9 35.8 31.8   8.4 0.7   0.8 0.5 0.7   100  
                             
  Idaho                          
1 Ranger Russet 28.1 32.9 30.5   6.5 1   1.0 0.4 0.7   100 4 "
2 Russet Burbank 30.3 36.4 33.4   7.1 1   1.1 0.5 0.8   100 2 "
3 A96023-6 35.3 36.9 36.1   3.4 0   0.6 0.5 0.5   100 3 1/4"
      LSD 0.05 3.6   3.7                
  Average 31.3 35.4 33.3   5.7 0.7   0.9 0.5 0.7   100  
                             
  Oregon                          
1 Ranger Russet 15.6 30.0 22.8   15.2 3   4.2 1.2 2.7   100 3 1/4 "
2 Russet Burbank 17.1 37.1 27.1   19.9 3   2.7 0.7 1.7   100 2 1/2 "
3 A96023-6 22.7 33.1 27.9   10.4 2   3.4 1.3 2.3   100 2 1/4 "
      LSD 0.05 3.4   5.0                
  Average 18.5 33.4 25.9   15.2 2.7   3.4 1.1 2.3   100  
                             
Date test performed:                          
Washington April 30, 2005                      
Idaho May 1, 2005                      
Oregon May 2, 2005