Red Norland is a red, early-maturing

potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

.Paul R. Wonning Smaller tubers (B and C size) are commonly sold as “baby reds” and this variety is often served boiled or in potato salads. The progenitor variety, 'Norland', was released by the North Dakota Agricultural College in 1957. Since the release of 'Norland', other darker red skinned variants were selected, most notably 'Red Norland' and 'Dark Red Norland'.Waterer, D.; Elsadr, H.; Mcarthur, M. L. (2011). “Skin Color, Scab Sensitivity and Field Performance of Lines Derived from Spontaneous Chimeras of Red Norland Potato”. ''American Journal of Potato Research'' 88: 199–206 None of these three varieties is under plant variety protection. The darker red strains are now widely grown, and 'Norland' is rarely grown. 'Norland' and its selections are widely adapted, but have relatively low to intermediate yields.

Botanical Feature

* Medium large with medium thick prominently angled stems and determinate growth * Dark red skin and white flesh * Slightly closed, medium to large medium green leaves and green petioles * Green, slightly swollen nodes have green inter-nodes and waved wings * Ovate leaflets are acutely lobed and asymmetrical * Purple flowers with medium to large sized yellow anthers * Flowers have abundant pollen * Tubers have an oblong, slightly flattened shape with a smooth texture and shallow eyes * Tubers have low specific gravity and are good for boiling and salads, but not for processing into chips or fries or for baking

Agricultural Feature

* Variety with Early Maturity and Moderate Resistance to Common Scab * Tolerant to

common scab Common scab is a plant disease of root and tuber crops caused by a small number of '' Streptomyces'' species, specifically '' S. scabies'', '' S. acidiscabies'', '' S. turgidiscabies'' and others. Common scab mainly affects potato ...

* Susceptible to

Potato virus Y Potato virus Y (PVY) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family ''Potyviridae'', and one of the most important plant viruses affecting potato production. PVY infection of potato plants results in a variety of symptoms depending on the viral str ...

(PVY) – shows severe rugose symptoms * Due to field resistance, PVY levels tend to stay low in Red Norland crops * Susceptible to other common potato viruses –

Potato virus X Potato virus X (PVX) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family ''Alphaflexiviridae'' and the order '' Tymovirales''. PVX is found mainly in potatoes and is only transmitted mechanically. There are no insect or fungal vectors for this virus. This ...

Potato virus S Potato virus S (PVS) is a plant pathogenic virus. It was first reported in Netherlands. PVS causes mild or no symptoms in most potato varieties. It is common in potatoes in many regions and does not cause significant yield losses. Field-grown pot ...

, Potato leaf roll virus * Susceptible to early blight,

late blight ''Phytophthora infestans'' is an oomycete or water mold, a fungus-like microorganism that causes the serious potato and tomato disease known as late blight or potato blight. Early blight, caused by ''Alternaria solani'', is also often called " ...

silver scurf ''Silver scurf'' is a plant disease that is caused by the plant pathogen ''Helminthosporium solani.'' Silver scurf is a blemish disease, meaning the effect it has on tubers is mostly cosmetic and affects "fresh market, processing and seed tuber ...

powdery scab Powdery scab is a disease of potato tubers. It is caused by the cercozoan ''Spongospora subterranea'' f. sp. ''subterranea'' and is widespread in potato growing countries. Symptoms of powdery scab include small lesions in the early stages of th ...

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