Details for: PI 615680, Solanum tuberosum L., 'TRUE BLUE'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Solanum tuberosum L.
Cultivar:
'TRUE BLUE'
Origin:
Developed – Alberta, Canada
Received by NPGS:
28 Feb 2001
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Tissue culture
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
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Restrictions
Subject to federal import restriction(s)
https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/plants-for-planting-hub
  • USA – (Canada; All propagules except seeds)
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/mainestatesummary22.docx
  • USA – Maine (See state regulations: Potato Quarantine and Imported Seed Potatoes. )
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/nevada_state_regulations_npb_13december2023.pdf
  • USA – Nevada (See state regulations: Colorado potato beetle, late blight of potato and tomato)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Solanum tuberosum L.
Cultivar:
'TRUE BLUE'
Origin:
Developed – Alberta, Canada
Received by NPGS:
28 Feb 2001
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Tissue culture
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
1996.
Alberta, Canada

Developer(s):
Donated
2001.
United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'TRUE BLUE'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Late season, fresh market potato good for boiling and baking. Tubers are oblong; smooth dark purple with scattered tan skin; shallow eyes, evenly distributed; prominent eyebrows; blue-purple flesh with some white and pink. Excellent keeping characteristics (over 9 months), tolerant to low storage temperature (2°C). No evidence of necrosis or storage discoloration. Resistant to hollow heart. Medium specific gravity. Long dormancy period. Excellent "buttery" texture and "nutty" flavor. Flesh coloration changes from dark-violet to medium blue after cooking.
Solanum tuberosum L.
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Potatoe
Section:
Petota
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:

103137
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:185. 1753
Verified:
05/20/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. andigenum (Juz. & Bukasov) Hawkes (1011 active accession[s])
Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. chiloense (A. DC.) L. I. Kostina (0 active accession[s])
Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. tuberosum (53 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishpotato  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Pathogens
PCR test
  • Potato spindle tuber viroid. NEGATIVE 12 Feb 2025. PCR analysis by Dr. Alfonso Del Rio Inventory: PI 615680 2024 IV
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Intellectual Property Rights

U.S. Plant Variety Protection
PVP 9700170
Variety: True Blue
Taxonomy: Solanum tuberosum L.
Crop: POTATO
Applicant: Will Bilozir
Date filed: 03/04/1997
Date issued: 06/14/2001
Status: Certificate Expired
Status date: 06/14/2021