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Tubers of the USDA potato accession PI 243402PI 243402 “Flora”

Solanum tuberosum subsp. andigenum 4x

PI 243402 at Genesys

Accession Details

An andigena type tetraploid collected in Carchi Ecuador before 1957.  The parent was bred by a Sr. Bastidas.  GRIN notes immunity to Verticillium.

Observations

TPS.  Fast germinator, 6+ days.  High germination.  Mostly round.  Reds and yellows.  Mostly yellow flesh, some very strong.  Short stolons.  Late season and mostly short day.

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