Pacific Russet: An Early Maturing, Attractive Russet Cultivar with Excellent Culinary Quality

American Journal of Potato Research, Jul/Aug 2004 by Lynch, D R, Kawchuk, L M, Chen, Q, Wahab, J, Et al

SEED AVAILABILITY

Commercialization rights in Canada have been assigned to Alberta Seed Potato Inc. (RR 6, 17507 Fort Road, Edmonton, Alberta T5B 4K3 (Canada) and the Saskatchewan Seed Potato Growers Association, P.O. Box 380, Outlook, Saskatchewan S0L 2W0 (Canada) who have contracted seed production. Pathogen free tissue cultures are maintained by Phyto Diagnostics Co. Ltd in British Columbia, under contract with the Lethbridge Research Centre.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The following contributions are gratefully acknowledged: Mr. Erich Dyck, Ms. Evelyn Lyon, Ms. Susan Smienk and Mr. Ron Gregus for technical assistance and Ms. Vanessa Currie (University of Guelph) for Ontario data. The Western Potato Consortium and the Matching Investment Initiative of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for providing funds for the Western Canadian Potato Breeding Program. This is LRC Contribution No. 387-03071.

D. R. Lynch1, L. M. Kawchuk1*, Q. Chen1, J. Wahab2, M. Konschuh3, D. Waterer4, J. Holley3, D. K. Fujimoto1, D. Driedger1, H. Wolfe5, L. Dunbar6, P. Bains7, and P. McAllister7

1 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1 Canada

2 Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre, P.O. Box 700, Outlook, Saskatchewan S0L 2N0 Canada

3 Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development, Crop Diversification Centre-South, SS #4, Brooks, Alberta TiR 1E6 Canada

4 University of Saskatchewan, Department of Plant Sciences, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8 Canada

5 Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre, P.O. Box 309, Carberry, Manitoba, ROK 0H0 Canada

6 Alberta Seed Potato Inc., RR 6, 17507 Fort Road, Edmonton, Alberta T5B 4K3 Canada

7 Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development, Crop Diversification Centre-North, RR 6, 17507 Fort Road, Edmonton, Alberta T5B 4K3 Canada

* Corresponding author: Tel: 403-317-2271; Fax: 403-382-3156; Email: kawchuk@agr.gc.ca