CULTIVAR CORNER Queen Anne NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPER AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS Solanum International (www. solanum-int.com) OVERVIEW Queen Anne is a visually brilliant potato with smooth, bright-yellow skin. This attractive mid-season potato produces high marketable yields while showing excellent resistance to common scab, bruising, rhizoctonia, tuber/leaf blight and potato virus Y (PVY). Queen Anne is suitable for both organic and conventional production and is ideal for mashing, frying and roasting. Tubers per plant: 12 to 14 Tuber shape: Oval to long oval Tuber size: Fairly large Flesh color: Yellow Skin color: Yellow Eye depth: Very shallow Skin texture: Smooth Dormancy: Good Cooking type: Fairly firm cooking (AB/B) GROWING RECOMMENDATIONS Queen Anne requires higher than normal nitrogen levels, with an N-P-K rate of approximately 250-120-250 pounds-per-acre. In addition, space 11 inches apart to obtain an optimal ratio in terms of size and yield. HIGHLIGHTS * Uniform size distribution * Visually brilliant * Excellent long-term storage * Suitable for organic growing * High marketable yield 22 Spudman.comhttp://www.solanum-int.com http://www.Spudman.com