Russet Burbank
The variety behind McDonald's fries. Long, oblong, high dry matter (~22%). Idaho's flagship cultivar.
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About this variety
The variety behind McDonald's fries. Long, oblong, high dry matter (~22%). Idaho's flagship cultivar.
Russet Burbank is classified as a north america variety released in 1872, primarily used for frying / fries, baking / roasting, processing / industrial. For agronomic specs, breeder details, and trial data not yet captured here, refer to the source registries linked at the bottom of this page.
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.