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German Butterball

Yellow-flesh heritage variety. Buttery texture, prized for roasting and salads.

At a glance

Origin
Germany via USA (heritage)
Region
North America

Best uses

Boiling / SaladSpecialty

About this variety

Yellow-flesh heritage variety. Buttery texture, prized for roasting and salads.

German Butterball is classified as a north america variety, primarily used for boiling / salad, specialty. For agronomic specs, breeder details, and trial data not yet captured here, refer to the source registries linked at the bottom of this page.

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Sources & methodology

Variety profiles aggregate data from CIP Lima genebank, ICAR-CPRI variety catalogue, EU Common Catalogue, USDA PVPO, AHDB Potato Variety Database, NIAB, NAK Netherlands, the Potato Pedigree Database, national breeding programmes (CAAS, EARO, BARI, INTA, EMBRAPA, INIFAP, IHAR-PIB, VNIIKKH), and peer-reviewed literature in Potato Research and the American Journal of Potato Research.

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