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Tubers of the USDA potato accession PI 243408PI 243408 “Negra”

Solanum tuberosum subsp. andigenum 4x

PI 243408 at Genesys

Accession Details

An andigena type tetraploid collected in Imbabura Ecuador in 1948.

Observations

TPS.  Fast germinator, 6+ days.  High germination.  High survival to transplant.  Round, elliptic, obovate.  Blues, mostly with white flesh.  Short to long stolons.  High yields.  Late season but mostly long day.

Commentary

Initial seed increase 18.8g. 

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