2006 Early Tri-State Postharvest Evaluation

The 2006 Early Tri-State trial consisted of 4 named cultivars and 11 numbered clones. All entries fried light and uniform with USDA ratings of "0". A97066-42LB and PA99N2-1 both produced fries with severe after-cooking-darkening.

      PHOTOVOLT DIFFERENCE * USDA  
  Clone Stem Bud Average STEM - BUD COLOR  
               
1 Ranger Russet 50.2 49.7 50.0 5.0 0  
2 Russet Burbank 48.7 50.5 49.6 3.0 0  
3 Russet Norkotah 49.8 49.8 49.8 3.2 0  
4 Shepody 54.3 53.1 53.7 3.7 0  
5 A97066-42LB 51.6 51.5 51.5 3.8 0  
6 A97287-6 56.8 54.0 55.4 3.6 0  
7 A99006-2TE 55.1 55.6 55.3 4.3 0  
8 A99040-1TE 52.6 52.4 52.5 2.9 0  
9 A0008-1TE 54.1 51.4 52.8 3.8 0  
10 PA98NM2-3 55.0 53.5 54.2 4.4 0  
11 PA98NM30-11 49.6 43.1 46.4 6.6 0  
12 PA99N2-1 50.3 52.9 51.6 3.8 0  
13 PA99N46-1 52.2 49.8 51.0 3.7 0  
14 PA99N82-4 53.5 50.6 52.0 4.3 0  
15 PA00N10-5 54.0 49.6 51.8 5.0 0  
      LSD 0.05 2.3 3.1    
  Average 52.5 51.2 51.8 4.1 0  
               
* Average of 12 individual tuber absolute differences    
               
Planting Date:       April 3    
Harvest date:       August 7    
Fried on:       August 9