b'Tuber TallyA coast-to-coast overview of the newest potato varieties available. BY: ASHLEY ROBINSONWITH PLANTING SEASON just around the corner, Spud Smart checked inEDMONTON POTATO GROWERSwith potato breeders and seed growing companies across the country toAudreysee what the latest varieties available for this growing season are. AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADAAAC Madam BlueAudrey is a white fresh market variety developed by HZPC. It has an attractive AAC Madam Blue is an attractive round, blue skinned fresh market varietyappearance and gourmet taste. The tubers are round/oval with medium to with cream flesh. Its high yielding and has a good skin set with resistanceearly maturity. It has resistance to common scab and maintains its colour to potato wart and golden nematode. Moderate disease resistance was alsoduring storage. found for foliar late blight. The tuber is licensed to the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture where late, dry,Torinoblue varieties are traditionally grown. AAC ShirleyTorino is a smooth red skinned variety AAC Shirley is a round fresh market variety with smooth red skin andwith yellow flesh bred by IPM Potato light-yellow flesh. It has mid-season maturity with high yield and resistance toGroup. It has maincrop maturity with common scab. Its produced by Kroeker Farms in Winkler, Man. who named thevery high yields and is suited for early variety after an employee who worked for over 50 years with them. AAFC notesseason storage. Torino has very good if attention is not paid to row spacing or its left too long before top killing, itgeneral resistance to disease. IPM notes Metribuzin can be used on Torino for can produce large tubers. AAC Shirley has good boil and bake properties. pre-emergence only.20 SPUDSMART.COM SPRING 2021'