Entries Retained from the 2005 Trial Currently in the Tri-State Trial

Harvested fall of 2005 • Held at 48°F until December 18, 2005 • Stored at 44°F until Analysis


A97287-6 was retained in the 2005 Tri-State Trial. On average 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 19.5 31.3 25.4   11.8 2   2.8 1.3 2.0   100 1 1/2"
2 Russet Burbank 25.7 43.4 34.6   17.6 1   1.9 0.6 1.2   100 1/4"
3 A97287-6 25.4 33.3 29.3   9.1 1   1.9 1.1 1.5   100 2"
      LSD 0.05 4.6   4.5                
  Average 23.5 36.0 29.8   12.9 1.3   2.2 1.0 1.6   100  
                             
  Idaho                          
1 Ranger Russet 28.9 40.5 34.7   11.6 1   1.5 0.7 1.1   100 1 1/2"
2 Russet Burbank 27.4 41.2 34.3   14.0 1   1.7 0.7 1.2   100 3/4"
3 A97287-6 41.6 35.7 38.7   7.8 0   0.7 1.0 0.8   100 3/4"
      LSD 0.05 ns   ns                
  Average 32.6 39.1 35.9   11.1 0.7   1.3 0.8 1.0   100  
                             
  Oregon                          
1 Ranger Russet 26.6 40.8 33.7   14.2 1   1.8 0.7 1.2   100 2"
2 Russet Burbank 27.1 42.3 34.7   15.2 1   1.7 0.6 1.2   100 1/4"
3 A97287-6 33.3 47.7 40.5   15.0 0   1.1 0.5 0.8   100 1 1/2"
      LSD 0.05 4.2   ns                
  Average 29.0 43.6 36.3   14.8 0.7   1.5 0.6 1.1   100  
                             
Date test performed:                          
Washington May 1                        
Idaho May 3                        
Oregon May 4