Atlantic

High yielding variety, high specific gravity and uniform tuber size and shape. Tubers are susceptible to internal heat necrosis,  especially in sandy soils. Hollow heart in  the larger tubers can be serious in some growing areas. Moderate  fertilization, close spacing and proper timing of overhead irrigation will prevent the production of oversized tubers that might have hollow heart. Atlantic is the standard variety for chipping from the field or from very short-term storage

Maturity: mid-season

Markets: Fresh market, chipping.

Uses: Good for boiling and baking, excellent for chipping and French-frying.

Plants: Moderately large, thick upright stems, purple at the base with an irregular pigmentation pattern upward; nodes slightly swollen; wings prominent.

Leaves: Close, bright, medium green, smooth, and moderately pubescent.Large asymmetrical primary leaflets and numerous secondary and tertiary leaflets.

Flowers: Numerous, heavily pubescent buds, pale lavender, orange anthers and abundant pollen.

Tubers: Oval to round with lightly netted to heavily scaled skin, shallow eyes, and white flesh. Tuber dormancy is medium-long. Purple sprouts.

Suitable for processing – crisps. Oval, yellow tubers with cream flesh. Moderate yields with low outgrade levels, mainly mechanical damage and greens, high dry matter.. Susceptible to splitting, bruising, late blight on foliage and tubers, potato virus Yo, potato cyst nematode