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| 'Chieftain' Potatoes |
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Early Season
Main Season
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| Description: |
Early- to mid-season. Large, round tubers with shallow eyes, red skin and moist, firm, white flesh. Fair storage. Medium-sized plants. Highly resistant to scab and resistant to net necrosis, stem-end browning and late blight. Also known as 'Chiefton'.
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60-75
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| Rating Summary
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Overall:
(4.0 Stars) 
Taste:
(2.5 Stars) 
Yield:
(2.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability:
(2.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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, Dec 28, 2004
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Reviewer:
skiman from Franklin County, NY
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| This is the industry standard for a mid-to-full season, red-skinned, white-fleshed variety. It is a well-regarded red-skinned, white-fleshed variety developed in 1966 by USDA and Iowa State Univ., Ames. It is sometimes misspelled Chieftan. |
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, Nov 10, 2004
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Reviewer:
russell from Ontario County, NY
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| A nice red potato although I prefer the skin color on Red Norland better, good taste average yields. |
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