Siberian

A late variety with red skin and white flesh.

Siberian.  Flowers are white with pink markings.

Siberian. Flowers are white with pink markings.
 

Siberian.  Tuber yield from a single plant, Victoria BC 2012

Siberian. Tuber yield from a single plant, Victoria BC 2012

GENERAL

Maturity: Very late

Skin colour: white

Flesh colour: Red

Tuber Shape: Round to oval

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AGRICULTURAL FEATURES

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DISEASE AND INSECT SUSCEPTIBILITY

Moderately resistant:

Moderately susceptible:

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NOTES:

Garret Pittenger donated this cultivar to the Plant Gene Resources of Canada facility in 1998. Accession number: CN 105529

SOURCES:

Potato Gene Resources Newsletter

Siberian has consistently been one of the latest maturing varieties.  Tuber size is inconsistent, with many small potatoes and a few large ones being typical.  In two years of trials, low yields have been reported from Victoria growers (Saanich, Metchosin, Victoria) while higher yields are reported from all other locations (Caledon, ON, Gananoque, ON, William’s Lake, BC and Winlaw, BC).

Yields of Siberian potatoes in 2012 and 2013, all locations.

Yields of Siberian potatoes in 2012 and 2013, all locations.

  Leaf curl was noticed on Siberian at a single location in 2012, otherwise plants were disease free and relatively vigorous.