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Tubers of the USDA potato accession PI 195198PI 195198

Solanum tuberosum subsp. andigenum 2x

PI 195198 at Genesys

Accession Details

A phureja type diploid collected in Pasto Colombia before 1951.  Noted for being grown in a warm climate.

Observations

TPS. Good germination.  Ovate, elliptic, elongate.  Yellows, reds, and a few blues.  Moderately deep eyes.  White or yellow flesh.  Short stolons.  Mid season.

Commentary

The male parent of Yukon Gold was derived from a cross between a seedling of this accession and a Katahdin dihaploid.

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